"litmus test" meaning in All languages combined

See litmus test on Wiktionary

Noun [Anglais]

Forms: litmus tests [plural]
  1. Test effectué avec du papier tournesol.
    Sense id: fr-litmus_test-en-noun-kfCEqIXr Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la chimie Topics: chemistry
  2. Test binaire donnant un résultat décisif sur la base d'un seul indicateur. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-litmus_test-en-noun-Vxr4ovAO Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "Brexit: Why is the customs union so important?, BBC, 2018-04-23",
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