litmus n : 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 [syn: litmus test]

English

Noun

litmus

1. A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens.

Translations

• German: Lackmus
• Russian: лакмус

Litmus or litmus test may refer to:

• Litmus test (chemistry), a common pH test
• Litmus (Mozilla), a test case management tool maintained by Mozilla
• "Litmus" (Battlestar Galactica), an episode in the first season of the Battlestar Galactica television series
• Litmus (software), a WebDAV server protocol compliance test suite
• Litmus Test of Medjugorje, a test of ecclesiastical obedience on part of the seers and the apparition of Medjugorje
• Litmus test (language), an English colloquialism:
  • Any kind of social indicator used to classify someone either favorably or unfavorably
  • Litmus test (politics), a question asked of a potential candidate