Ostwald's theory of indicators

Ostwald's theory of indicators
noun
(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
Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science
Hypernyms: ↑scientific theory

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