- litmus test lit·mus test n
- ['lɪtməsˌtɛst]
(also) fig cartina al tornasole
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litmus test lit·mus test n
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litmus test — lit′mus test n. 1) chem. a test using litmus paper or solution to indicate the acidity or alkalinity of a solution 2) a crucial test using a single issue or factor as the basis for judgment • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
lit·mus paper — /ˈlıtməs / noun [noncount] technical : special paper that is used to test how much acid is in a solution ◇ Litmus paper turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions … Useful english dictionary
Litmus — Lit mus, n. [D. lakmoes; lak lacker + moes a thick preparation of fruit, pap, prob. akin to E. meat: cf. G. lackmus. See {Lac} a resinous substance.] (Chem.) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens ({Roccella tinctoria}, {Lecanora tartarea},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Litmus paper — Litmus Lit mus, n. [D. lakmoes; lak lacker + moes a thick preparation of fruit, pap, prob. akin to E. meat: cf. G. lackmus. See {Lac} a resinous substance.] (Chem.) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens ({Roccella tinctoria}, {Lecanora… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
litmus — A blue coloring matter obtained from Roccella tinctoria and other species of lichens, the principal component of which is azolitmin; used as an indicator (reddened by acids and turned blue again by alkalies). [a corruption of lacmus, fr. Dutch… … Medical dictionary
Lecanora tartarea — Litmus Lit mus, n. [D. lakmoes; lak lacker + moes a thick preparation of fruit, pap, prob. akin to E. meat: cf. G. lackmus. See {Lac} a resinous substance.] (Chem.) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens ({Roccella tinctoria}, {Lecanora… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Roccella tinctoria — Litmus Lit mus, n. [D. lakmoes; lak lacker + moes a thick preparation of fruit, pap, prob. akin to E. meat: cf. G. lackmus. See {Lac} a resinous substance.] (Chem.) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens ({Roccella tinctoria}, {Lecanora… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
