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litmus: noun
litmus paper: noun
litmus test: noun

litmus [ˈlɪtməs] N no pl CHEM

litmus

lakmus m

litmus paper N no pl CHEM

litmus paper

papierek m lakmusowy

litmus test N no pl

1. litmus test fig (test):

litmus test

2. litmus test CHEM:

litmus test

próba f papierkiem lakmusowym

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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

They expressed their displeasure in various ways, in demands for ideological litmus tests and a number of purges and show trials, respectively. en.wikipedia.org

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

He would not hold any political philosophy as a litmus test. en.wikipedia.org

Early products included microscopes, burets, pipettes, litmus, balances, colorimeters, dissecting kits, and anatomical models. en.wikipedia.org

That is not a bad litmus test of any scholar. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

The game had been distributed to a few radio stations, and was described as a litmus test of the candidates' political knowledge. 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

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