Indicator
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Indicator may refer to:
Biology
Environmental indicator of environmental health (pressures, conditions and responses)
Ecological indicator of ecosystem health (ecological processes)
Health indicator, which is used to describe the health of a population
Honeyguides, also known as "indicator birds", a family of Old World tropical birds
Indicator (genus), a genus of birds in the honeyguide family
Indicator species, a species that defines a characteristic of an environment
Indicator bacteria, bacteria used to detect and estimate the level of fecal contamination of water
Indicator organism, organisms used to measure such things as potential fecal contamination of environmental samples
Indicator plant, a plant that acts as a measure of environmental conditions
Indicator value, one of two terms in ecology referring to the classification of organisms
Iodine–starch test, a method to test for the presence of starch or iodine.
Chemistry
Complexometric indicator, a chemical detector for metal ions in complexometric titrations.
Humidity indicator card, a card impregnated with chemicals that change colour when a particular humidity is exceeded.
pH indicator, a chemical detector for protons in acid-base titrations.
Redox indicator, a chemical detector for redox titrations.
Zeta potential, a property of interfaces in fluids for Zeta potential titration.
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