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  1. litmus tests: Merriam-Webster
  2. litmus tests: Collins English Dictionary
  3. litmus tests: Vocabulary.com
  4. litmus tests: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. litmus tests: Wiktionary
  6. litmus tests: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (litmus test)

noun:  (chemistry) A simple, binary test for the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, using litmus paper.
noun:  (figuratively, by extension) Any test which produces a binary, decisive result (for example, determining whether to appoint someone to a job) by measuring a single indicator.
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