An acid-base indicator which is colorless in acid solution, but turns pink to red as the solution becomes alkaline. It is used medicinally as a cathartic.
Janissary
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The Janissaries were the elite infantry of the Ottoman Empire.
The Janissaries were chosen before they reached adulthood from among the Christian population living in Anatolia and the Balkan peninsula to become the elite fighting force of the Ottoman Empire.
Janissary meaning & definition 1 of Janissary.
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