methyl orange

methyl orange

noun Chemistry.
an orange-yellow, slightly water-soluble powder, C14H14N3NaO3S, used chiefly as an acid-base indicator.
Also called gold orange, helianthine B, orange III, tropaeolin D, tropeolin D.
Compare methyl red.


Origin:
1880–85
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Methyl orange is always a great word to know.
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a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, or any solution resulting from leaching or percolation
an atomic spatial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon atoms about single bonds within an organic molecule
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methyl orange

noun
an azo dye used as an acid-base indicator; used for titrations involving weak bases 
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