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Meanings of litmus in anglès

A coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator.

        Usage of litmus in anglès
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        The Palestinians see the issue as a litmus test of his intent.
        The Guardian
        2
        He wet a piece of litmus and buried it in the soil.
        The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
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        Now that one post-crisis litmus test has come and gone, another looms.
        Reuters
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        Then why should we not apply the same litmus test to you?
        Ebony
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        For Republicans, being anti-science and anti-environment is a litmus test to viability.
        The Guardian
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        And that is the litmus test for the debate that will come today.
        The Guardian
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        Despite this, the ban has remained a moral litmus test for Democratic politicians.
        The Guardian
        8
        Human rights, including women's rights, are a litmus test for democracy.
        The Guardian
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        Ideological litmus tests could also eliminate people progressives might want on the list.
        Reuters
        10
        On the litmus-test issue of choice, Dole is covering her bases.
        Feminist dot com
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        The match serves as a litmus test for the progress of machine learning.
        Wired
        12
        The siege was implicitly a litmus test for supporters in Ireland.
        The Irish Times
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        The litmus test for any Raisin production is, is it moving or not?
        Ebony
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        While it may not be a Test, it is a rugby litmus test.
        The Irish Times
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        It was as much Hoffman's litmus test of the man's resolve as anything.
        Anvil Gate
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        He also made an appearance at Sting, the litmus test for dancehall artistes.
        Jamaica Observer
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