litmus test

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litmus test

kuulustelu, tutkinto, koe, testi, tentti, koetinkivi, happo-emäsindikaattori, lakmus, lakmuskoe, lakmuspaperi.

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litmus test englanniksi

1. puhekieltä A simple test for the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, using litmus paper.

2. puhekieltä Any test which produces a decisive result by measuring a single indicator.

3. 1940, Allison Danzig, "Leading Elevens Face Stern Threats in Saturday's Games," New York Times, 2 Oct., p. 27,

Temple, under its new coach, Ray Morrison, formerly of Vanderbilt, will be put to the blue litmus test Friday night when it takes on Georgetown.

4. 1998, "Baby-Boomer Bonding," Newsweek, 16 Feb.,

For good reasons or bad, early membership of the currency union has become the litmus test of being a "good European."

5. 2004, Matthew Cooper, "http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995621,00.html Candidates In the Wings," Time, 15 Nov.,

He opposes a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage—a litmus test for many social conservatives.

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