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lacmoid

noun
lac·​moid
variants: or less commonly lackmoid \ ˈlakˌmȯid \
plural -s

Definition of lacmoid

: a violet-blue dye resembling litmus that is made by the action of nitrites on resorcinol and is used as an indicator in titration

History and Etymology for lacmoid

lacmoid, International Scientific Vocabulary lacm- (from lacmus) + -oid; probably originally formed as German lakmoid; lackmoid, alteration of lacmoid

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