Litmus
noun
A blue material that is used in chemistry to test how much acid is in a substance. It turns red in acid and stays blue in alkali.
She dipped a strip of litmus into the solution to determine its acidity or alkalinity.
Often appears as...
- litmus test
- litmus paper
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Technical
noun
A test which provides a clear, decisive result about something in question.
The elections will be a litmus test for the popularity of the government.
Often appears as...
- litmus test for
- litmus test of
noun
A blue material that is used in chemistry to test how much acid is in a substance. It turns red in acid and stays blue in alkali.
She dipped a strip of litmus into the solution to determine its acidity or alkalinity.
Often appears as...
- litmus test
- litmus paper
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A test which provides a clear, decisive result about something in question.
The elections will be a litmus test for the popularity of the government.
Often appears as...
- litmus test for
- litmus test of
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Chemical Indicator
Litmus is specifically used in chemistry to indicate acidity or alkalinity, not general color change.
My teacher said that litmus is not a dye but an indicator.
Pro Tip 2/3Blue and Red
Remember, litmus turns only blue in alkaline conditions and red in acidic conditions, not other colors.
Her litmus paper turned red when she tested vinegar.
Pro Tip 3/3Testing Substance
Litmus is not the substance being tested; it's the tool to test other substances.
He realized he needed to get litmus to test his pool's water.
Pro Tip 1/3Chemical Indicator
Litmus is specifically used in chemistry to indicate acidity or alkalinity, not general color change.
My teacher said that litmus is not a dye but an indicator.
Pro Tip 2/3Blue and Red
Remember, litmus turns only blue in alkaline conditions and red in acidic conditions, not other colors.
Her litmus paper turned red when she tested vinegar.
Pro Tip 3/3Testing Substance
Litmus is not the substance being tested; it's the tool to test other substances.
He realized he needed to get litmus to test his pool's water.
Pro Tip 1/3Chemical Indicator
Litmus is specifically used in chemistry to indicate acidity or alkalinity, not general color change.
My teacher said that litmus is not a dye but an indicator.
Pro Tip 2/3Blue and Red
Remember, litmus turns only blue in alkaline conditions and red in acidic conditions, not other colors.
Her litmus paper turned red when she tested vinegar.
Pro Tip 3/3Testing Substance
Litmus is not the substance being tested; it's the tool to test other substances.
He realized he needed to get litmus to test his pool's water.
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The path to ending...
a new litmus test of what does it mean to actually be with us. You can't just sing our songs, use our hashtags and march in our marches, if you are on the other end of supporting the structures that put us in harm's way, that literally kill us. And this is the opportunity for white allies
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Praising slowness - Carl...
this is that I feel that my relationships are a lot deeper richer stronger and and for me the I guess the litmus test for whether this would work and what it would mean was always going to be bedtime stories because that's sort of where the journey began and there to the news
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Flamingos of Bogoria PIPE...
can grow and in some ways they are a litmus test a measure of the Lakes health nearby Springs provide a constant supply of fresh water
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The path to ending...
a new litmus test of what does it mean to actually be with us. You can't just sing our songs, use our hashtags and march in our marches, if you are on the other end of supporting the structures that put us in harm's way, that literally kill us. And this is the opportunity for white allies
Video examples
Praising slowness - Carl...
this is that I feel that my relationships are a lot deeper richer stronger and and for me the I guess the litmus test for whether this would work and what it would mean was always going to be bedtime stories because that's sort of where the journey began and there to the news
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Flamingos of Bogoria PIPE...
can grow and in some ways they are a litmus test a measure of the Lakes health nearby Springs provide a constant supply of fresh water
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
People talk about balance. Balance is an awful measure of things because it implies a scale that inevitably tips. I like to look through the filter of, 'Is the life I'm leading consistent with my priorities?' For me, my family is the ultimate litmus test.
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Tom Morello
American Musician
My music is - there's no litmus test, there's no political litmus test for listening to it - but I am never going to compromise one iota to satisfy with someone who's uncomfortable with the ideas I feel in my heart.
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Ken Buck
American Politician
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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Helen McCrory
British Actress
I love theatre because it's just me and the audience. It's the litmus test in acting, to be able to sustain a performance over one, two or three hours.
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Thom Mayne
American Architect
Somehow, architecture alters the way we think about the world and the way we behave. Any serious architecture, as a litmus test, has to be that.
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Brit Marling
American Writer
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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Eva Moskowitz
American Educator
Any elected official who asks to visit my schools is welcome to do so; there is no political litmus test.
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Ingrid Newkirk
British Activist
Perhaps measuring animal intelligence by comparing it to human intelligence isn't the best litmus test.
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Jon Ossoff
American Director
I'm not that interested in labels or litmus tests.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
People talk about balance. Balance is an awful measure of things because it implies a scale that inevitably tips. I like to look through the filter of, 'Is the life I'm leading consistent with my priorities?' For me, my family is the ultimate litmus test.
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Tom Morello
American Musician
My music is - there's no litmus test, there's no political litmus test for listening to it - but I am never going to compromise one iota to satisfy with someone who's uncomfortable with the ideas I feel in my heart.
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Ken Buck
American Politician
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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Helen McCrory
British Actress
I love theatre because it's just me and the audience. It's the litmus test in acting, to be able to sustain a performance over one, two or three hours.
Quote examples
Thom Mayne
American Architect
Somehow, architecture alters the way we think about the world and the way we behave. Any serious architecture, as a litmus test, has to be that.
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Brit Marling
American Writer
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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Eva Moskowitz
American Educator
Any elected official who asks to visit my schools is welcome to do so; there is no political litmus test.
Quote examples
Ingrid Newkirk
British Activist
Perhaps measuring animal intelligence by comparing it to human intelligence isn't the best litmus test.
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Jon Ossoff
American Director
I'm not that interested in labels or litmus tests.
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