methyl red

methyl red

noun Chemistry.
a water-insoluble solid occurring as a dark-red powder or violet crystals, C15H15N3O2, used chiefly as an acid-base indicator.
Compare methyl orange.


Origin:
1905–10
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Methyl red is always a great word to know.
So is butane. Does it mean:
a compound capable of changing state or becoming inactive when subjected to heat or radiation
a colorless, flammable gas, C4H10, a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel
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