Found 2 items, similar to Congo red.
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Definition: congo red
congo red
n : a red-brown azo dye especially as a chemical pH indicator
(congo red is red in basic and blue in acidic solutions)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Congo red
Congo red
\Congo red\ (Chem.)
An artificial red dye from which the Congo group received its
name. It is also widely used either in aqueous solution or as
test paper (
Congo paper) for the detection of free acid, which turns it
blue.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]