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litmus: noun
litmus paper: noun
litmus test: noun

litmus [ˈlɪtməs] N no pl CHEM

litmus

ла́кмус m

litmus paper no pl N

litmus paper

ла́кмусовая бума́га f

litmus test no pl N

litmus test

ла́кмусовая реа́кция f

litmus test fig

сре́дство nt для испыта́ния

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Wet litmus paper can also be used to test water-soluble gases; the gas dissolves in the water and the resulting solution colors the litmus paper. en.wikipedia.org

Hence, it can be used to do alkali-acid litmus tests (but the usual litmus test paper does not use alkanet as the agent). en.wikipedia.org

I do not pass his litmus test on social policy. en.wikipedia.org

They are soluble in water; have a sweetish taste; react acid to litmus; and crystallize in regular octahedra. en.wikipedia.org

A swab of the discharge is put onto litmus paper to check its acidity. en.wikipedia.org

Litmus can also be prepared as an aqueous solution that functions similarly. en.wikipedia.org

The political litmus test is often used when appointing judges. en.wikipedia.org

For instance, ammonia gas, which is alkaline, colors the red litmus paper blue. en.wikipedia.org

It has been regarded by one academic commentator as the litmus test of how liberal the standing rules within a legal regime are. en.wikipedia.org

So often they are the litmus test by which public confidence in the institution is either won or lost. en.wikipedia.org

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