methyl orange

noun

Definition of METHYL ORANGE

: an alkaline dye used as a chemical indicator

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Medical Dictionary

noun

: a basic azo dye C₁₄H₁₄N₃NaO₃S that is used chiefly as an acid-base indicator and whose dilute solution is yellow when neutral and pink when acid

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