LITMUS TEST as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a test that relies on a single indicator
   Usage Example(s)
   • her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives
   Hypernyms(s) litmus test is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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2. Meaning
   • a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions
   • used as a very rough acid-base indicator
   Synonym(s)
   • litmus (what does litmus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) litmus test is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • acid-base indicator (what does acid-base indicator mean?)