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A lot of bad music sells a million copies; I don't think it's a good litmus test for whether things are going well.
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Meaning of "litmus test" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LITMUS TEST

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LITMUS TEST

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Litmus test is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LITMUS TEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Litmus

Litmus is a water-soluble mixture of different dyes extracted from lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. It is often absorbed onto filter paper to produce one of the oldest forms of pH indicator, used to test materials for acidity. Blue litmus paper turns red under acidic conditions and red litmus paper turns blue under basic conditions, with the color change occurring over the pH range 4.5-8.3 at 25 °C. Neutral litmus paper is purple. Litmus can also be prepared as an aqueous solution that functions similarly. Under acidic conditions the solution is red, and under basic conditions the solution is blue. The litmus mixture has the CAS number 1393-92-6 and contains 10 to 15 different dyes. Most of the chemical components of litmus are likely to be the same as those of the related mixture known as orcein, but in different proportions. In contrast with orcein, the principal constituent of litmus has average molecular weight of 3300. Acid-base indicators on litmus owe their properties to a 7-hydroxyphenoxazone chromophore. Some fractions of litmus were given specific names including erythrolitmin, azolitmin, spaniolitmin, leucoorcein and leucazolitmin.

Definition of litmus test in the English dictionary

The definition of litmus test in the dictionary is a test to establish the acidity or alkalinity of a mixture. Other definition of litmus test is a critical indication of future success or failure.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LITMUS TEST

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WORDS THAT END LIKE LITMUS TEST

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Turing test

Synonyms and antonyms of litmus test in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «litmus test» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LITMUS TEST

Find out the translation of litmus test to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of litmus test from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «litmus test» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

试金石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prueba de fuego
570 millions of speakers

English

litmus test
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिटमस परीक्षण
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الاختبار الحقيقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лакмусовой бумажкой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prova de fogo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিটমাস পরীক্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

test décisif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ujian litmus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lackmus-Test
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リトマス試験
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

리트머스 테스트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Test litmus
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

phép thử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லிட்மஸ் சோதனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिटमस चाचणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Litmus testi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cartina di tornasole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

papierkiem lakmusowym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лакмусовим папірцем
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

test de turnesol
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

λυδία λίθος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

lakmoesproef
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lackmustest
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

lakmustest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of litmus test

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LITMUS TEST»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LITMUS TEST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about litmus test

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7 QUOTES WITH «LITMUS TEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word litmus test.
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Ken Buck
I won't use abortion as a litmus test with a pro-choice individual. Someone that is an activist on the abortion issue, I think, goes outside the pale, and I cannot support an activist on the abortion issue.
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Robert Casey
I come to urge my party to be open to debate and discussion; to move away from a lock-step litmus test which advocates abortion on demand in an effort to reach a broader national consensus.
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Ben Lovett
A lot of bad music sells a million copies; I don't think it's a good litmus test for whether things are going well.
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Brit Marling
The litmus test for whether I want to take on a role or not is usually fear. If I'm afraid of it, then I want to do it.
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Donald Miller
I think that's the true litmus test for someone who has become closer to Jesus: their heart is more loving, accepting, childlike, less believing that they have all the answers and more believing in Him.
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Ingrid Newkirk
Perhaps measuring animal intelligence by comparing it to human intelligence isn't the best litmus test.
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Jim Sasser
One congressman asked 'I just want to know if you've accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior. The minister looked stunned, and he said 'no.' The whole table almost fell on the floor. The congressman was quite serious. That was his litmus test.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITMUS TEST»

Discover the use of litmus test in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to litmus test and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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No Litmus Test: Law Versus Politics in the Twenty-first Century
From Bush v. Gore to the war in Iraq, No Litmus Test demonstrates that even when the law provides no clear-cut right answers, it offers tools for distinguishing good arguments from bad ones.
Michael C. Dorf, 2006
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A Litmus Test Case of Modernity: Examining Modern ...
This volume offers the insights of Baltic and Western European scholars into present socioeconomic, migration, identity, gender, race, media, and historical memory issues in the Baltic States.
Leonidas Donskis, 2009
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The Reflective Educator’s Guide to Professional Development: ...
THE WONDERING LITMUS TEST Chemists use a litmus test to determine if a substance is an acid or a base. Coaches use this litmus test to determine if the statement of a potential Figure 3.4 Reflective Guide REFLECTIVE GUIDE Learning ...
Nancy Fichtman Dana, Diane Yendol-Hoppey, 2008
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Journal of Agricultural Research
Levulose. .do. Maltose. .do. Mannite .do. Glycerin . .do. Dextrose. Galactose. do. Saccharose. , .do. Clouded in open end and outer two-thirds of U tube; sharp line of demarcation; perfectly clear in closed end; no pellicle; litmus test, alkaline.
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Cornell Reading Courses
TEE LITMUS TEST The litmus test has been much used and from time to time has been rather thoroly discredited. But in the end, if certain rather simple details are observed it is a convenient field test for acid soils. It is not a quantitative test in ...
‎1919
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See You at the Finish Line
And so I ask you: in life, do your actions pass the litmus test? According to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the phrase litmus test is defined as “a test in which a single factor (as an attitude, event or fact) is decisive.” It is a test that relies ...
Donald Wilton, 2006
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Putting Information First: Luciano Floridi and the ...
Of course, though this has to be true for Chris to learn by the litmus test that it is an acid in the beaker, the turning pink of the litmus paper does not tell Chris that there are no nonacids in his portion of the world capable of turning litmus paper ...
Patrick Allo, 2011
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Journal - American Society of Agronomy
This would naturally lead to many variations in the test and many conflicting opinions as to its interpretations. Here is what some of the authorities say for and against the litmus test : There is still a more definite test for soil acidity which may be ...
‎1915
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Journal of the American Society of Agronomy
Here is what some of the authorities say for and against the litmus test: There is still a more definite test for soil acidity which may be made on the farm—the litmus paper test. (P. E. Brown, Iowa, in speaking of other tests.) In case of soils slightly ...
‎1916
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Bulletin
DIFFICULTIES WITH LITMUS TEST. There are some objections to this litmus paper method, the chief one being the difficulty of reading the test correctly. Some soils have the power of removing the blue coloring from the litmus paper and ...
Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, 1913

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITMUS TEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term litmus test is used in the context of the following news items.
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Virginia Tech's Ideological Litmus Test for Tenure
Seven years ago the office of the provost sent out a memo imposing an ideological litmus test for faculty members seeking promotion or tenure. «Reason, Jul 15»
2
If the Bible has a litmus test… | Baptist News Global Perspectives …
If the bible has a litmus test…and it's an if. A big if. I hesitate and say “if” because terrible acts have been committed more than once in history ... «Baptist News Global, Jul 15»
3
Saakashvili's New Deputy Fails Ukrainian Litmus Test, Gets Cool …
The question is a sort of litmus test in Ukrainian politics, where media coverage and political discourse appears to hinge on the idea that ... «Sputnik US, Jul 15»
4
Buhari: 33 out of 36 ministerial nominees fail litmus test - Pulse.ng
New reports have indicated that the reason the ministerial nominees has not been released yet is as a result of discrepancies traces back to ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren lays out a 2016 litmus test at Netroots | MSNBC
PHOENIX — Sen. Elizabeth Warren jumped into the 2016 race on Friday — not as a candidate, but as a progressive power broker. «MSNBC, Jul 15»
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Provincial elections litmus test for Mnangagwa camp
The polls will be a litmus test for Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's influence in the party, amid escalating internal fights linked to ... «Zimbabwe Independent, Jul 15»
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Here's the Litmus Test We Should Be Giving Every Single …
A Christian husband of one and father of four, Scott Morefield's articles have also appeared on WND, Natural News, and many other sites, ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
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Sea Eagles facing finals litmus test
Facing a horror month in which they will have their mettle tested by the NRL's best, Manly aren't buying into the buzz about their top eight hopes ... «ninemsn, Jul 15»
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The Trump Litmus Test
The Trump Litmus Test. Jul 15, 2015 3:04 PM PDT. How the reality TV star's Republican rivals talk about him says a lot about where they stand on the ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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Thai Defamation Case Seen as Media Freedom Litmus Test
BANGKOK—. In Thailand, a criminal defamation case brought by the Royal Thai Navy against an Australian publisher and a Thai reporter is ... «Voice of America, Jul 15»

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