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.
Scansion
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The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of averse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise.
Scansion meaning & definition 1 of Scansion.
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A flesh eating inflamation of the patellae, spreading slowly to the tibia and fibula, until gangrene kicks in and urgent amputational surgery is necessary. In most cases it creates a nasty smell and oozes snail-slime-like liquid everywhere, infecting others as it enters the nasal tracts and with even clothing contact.
Scansion meaning & definition 2 of Scansion.
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Scansion meaning & definition 3 of Scansion.
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The action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm.
Scansion meaning & definition 4 of Scansion.
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