indicator
(in″dĭ-kāt′ŏr)
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[L. indicare, to show]
In chemical analysis, a substance that can be used to determine pH. In a more general sense, any substance that can be used to determine the completeness of a chemical reaction, as in volumetric analysis. SEE TABLE: Colors of Indicators of pH
Colors of Indicators of pH
Color | |||
Toward Acid | Toward Alkali | Range of pH | |
Methyl yellow | Red | Yellow | 2.9-4.0 |
Congo red | Blue | Red | 3.0-5.2 |
Methyl orange | Red | Yellow | 3.1-4.4 |
Methyl red | Red | Yellow | 4.2-6.2 |
Litmus | Red | Blue | 4.5-8.3 |
Bromcresol purple | Yellow | Purple | 5.2-6.8 |
Bromothymol blue | Yellow | Blue | 6.0-7.6 |
Phenol red | Yellow | Red | 6.8-8.4 |
Phenolphthalein | Colorless | Pink | 8.2-10.0 |
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Indicator." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752590/all/indicator.
Indicator. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752590/all/indicator. Accessed December 4, 2024.
Indicator. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752590/all/indicator
Indicator [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 04]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752590/all/indicator.
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