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Meanings of litmus in английском

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.

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Examples for "litmus test"
Examples for "litmus test"
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The Palestinians see the issue as a litmus test of his intent.
The Guardian
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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
Usage of litmus in английском
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The Palestinians see the issue as a litmus test of his intent.
The Guardian
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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
5
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
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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
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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
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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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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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