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litmus test

 
–noun
1. Chemistry. the use of litmus paper or solution to test the acidity or alkalinity of a solution.
2. a crucial and revealing test in which there is one decisive factor.
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Origin:
1955–60; so called from chemical tests in which litmus or litmus paper is an indicator
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pH & Litmus Test Paper
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litmus test  
n.  

  1. A test for chemical acidity or basicity using litmus paper.

  2. A test that uses a single indicator to prompt a decision: "The word 'hopefully' has become the litmus test to determine whether one is a language snob or a language slob" (William Safire).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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litmus test n.
A test for chemical acidity or basicity using litmus paper.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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