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

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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)

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