Litmus is a water-soluble mixture of different dyes extracted from lichens. It is often absorbed into filter paper to produce one of the oldest forms of pH indicator, used to test materials for acidit
Arnaldus de Villa Nova
…Latin translations of the 12th century Litmus This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Arnaldus de Villa Nova". Encyclopædia Britannica…