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.
Varicose
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Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or
containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or
varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose
ulcers.
Varicose meaning & definition 1 of Varicose.
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a condition in which the tubes that carry blood, esp. those in the legs, are swollen and can be seen on the skin:
Varicose meaning & definition 2 of Varicose.
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Affected by a condition causing the swelling and tortuous lengthening of veins, most often in the legs.
Varicose meaning & definition 3 of Varicose.
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