What is a Blue Chip stock?

Blue Chip stocks are the shares of well performing comapnies. These are less speculative, highly liquid, market leader and having high market capitalisation. The comapny is usually a household name, thereby justifying the term ‘Blue Chip’.

One can refer the Investopedia link-

Blue chip stocks are the stocks of large and well established companies. These companies usually have very high earnings and have a record of stability and good corporate management. These compannies have great finanacial strength and pay dividends regularly.

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Is there any list which can show, what are those companies?

Examples of such companies are ONGC, RIL, ICICI Bank, ITC, Infosys, HDFC Bank, TCS, SBI Bank etc

Thanks. I was looking for something like this
http://www.bluechiplist.com/blue-chip-stocks/india-blue-chips/
I think there is no predefined published list. I could say most companies in SENSEX would be blue chip.