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OSTWALD'S THEORY OF INDICATORS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
(chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form is different from the color before dissociation
Synonyms:
Ostwald's theory of indicators; theory of indicators
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Ostwald's theory of indicators" is a kind of...):
scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)