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litmus test

  1. a test using litmus paper to determine whether a solution is an acid or a base
  2. any test in which a single factor determines the finding a litmus test for political candidates

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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