(definition) by Webster 1913 Mon Jan 23 2006 at 15:23:49

Congo red. (Chem.)

An artificial red dye from which the Congo group received its name. It is also widely used either in aqueous solution or as test paper (Congo paper) for the detection of free acid, which turns it blue.

 

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