test paper

noun
1.
the paper bearing a student's answers on an examination.
2.
Chemistry. paper impregnated with a reagent, as litmus, that changes color when acted upon by certain substances.

Origin:
1820–30

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test paper
 
n
1.  chem See also litmus paper impregnated with an indicator for use in chemical tests
2.  (Brit) education
 a.  the question sheet of a test
 b.  the paper completed by a test candidate

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Test paper is always a great word to know.
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a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C10H14N2, found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide
a compound of high molecular weight made by adding many smaller molecules or by condensation smaller molecules with the elimination of water or alcohol
Example sentences
The test paper has turned an ominous shade of ochre, suggesting arsenic up to four times the allowable limit.
Tape a piece of filter paper to the back of a piece of nitrite-sensitive test paper.
Briefly submerge and remove precut sheets of the test paper into the tray.
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