Synonyms for litmus
ˈlɪt məslit·mus

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1. litmusnoun

   Synonyms:
   lacmus

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1. litmus, litmus testnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   litmus test

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1. • Acid-base Indicator

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1. List of paraphrases for "litmus":

   fire, decisive

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1. Roland Paris:

   This issue should not be seen as a litmus test to the relationship because there are many other areas where Canada will be able to cooperate with the new Biden administration.

2. David Jolly:

   If he fails some type of false litmus test by those who just continue to take us down this road of dysfunction, then the proponents of dysfunction will begin to lose all credibility -- and frankly I think it will be their last stand.

3. Erik Altieri:

   Descheduling marijuana should and will likely be a litmus test in the 2020 Democratic primary, as we have seen, leaders from Democratic Party are seeing that leading the charge on this is not just good policy but is good politics.

4. Mark DeMoss:

   We don't apply it in business, in school, hiring of a plumber, a painter or an architect, there is nothing else we do in life where this person has to be my stripe of Christian or I won't work with them. I think it is a double standard litmus test.

5. Kerryn Baker:

   This is an extremely important litmus test for democracy in the Pacific and its retention, if he keeps pushing it, history tells us that things can get very ugly. It's a very dangerous path to go down.