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.
Black letter
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The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early Englishmanuscripts were written, and the first English books were printed.It was conspicuous for its blackness. See Type.
Black letter meaning & definition 1 of Black letter.
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