LITMUS TEST
\lˈɪtməs tˈɛst], \lˈɪtməs tˈɛst], \l_ˈɪ_t_m_ə_s t_ˈɛ_s_t]\
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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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a test that relies on a single indicator; "her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives"
By Princeton University
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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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a test that relies on a single indicator; "her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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