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alkali

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al·ka·li  (lk-l)
n. pl. al·ka·lis or al·ka·lies
1. A carbonate or hydroxide of an alkali metal, the aqueous solution of which is bitter, slippery, caustic, and characteristically basic in reactions.
2. Any of various soluble mineral salts found in natural water and arid soils.
3. Alkali metal.
4. A substance having highly basic properties; a strong base.

[Middle English, alkaline substance from calcined plant ashes, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic al-qily, the ashes, lye, potash : al-, the + qily, ashes (from qal, to fry, roast; see qly in Semitic roots).]

alkali [alk-a-lie]
Noun
Chem a substance that combines with acid and neutralizes it to form a salt [Arabic al-qili the ashes (of saltwort)]

alkali  (lk-l)
Plural alkalis or alkalies
A hydroxide of an alkali metal. The aqueous solution of alkalis is bitter, slippery, caustic, and characteristically basic in reactions.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.alkali - any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
pyridine - a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal
purine - a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances
purine - any of several bases that are derivatives of purine
chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
glyoxaline, imidazole, iminazole - an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor
cyanuramide, melamine - a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins
pyrimidine - any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine
2.alkali - a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
Translations

alkali [ˈælkəlaɪ] nálcali m
alkali [ˈælkəlaɪ] nalcali m
alkali [ˈælkəlaɪ] nBase f, Lauge f
alkali [ˈælkəlaɪ] nalcali m inv

alkali
n alkali [ˈӕlkəlai]
a substance, the opposite of acid, such as soda. alkaliفِلِز قَلَويосноваzásada (chemikálie)alkali; basedas Laugeαλκάλιοálcalileelisفلز قلیاییemäsalcaliבָּסִיסक्षारlužinalúgalkalibasialcaliアルカリ알칼리šarmassārmsalkalialkalibasezasadaálcalisubstanţă alcalinăщёлочьzásadalužninaalkalijaalkaliด่างalkaliлугالکلی ، تیزاب سے برعکسchất kiềm
adj ˈalkaline [-lain]
alkaliesقَلَويалкаленalkalický, zásaditýalkalisk; basiskalkalischαλκαλικόςalcalinoleeliselineقلیاییemäksinenalcalinבְּסִיסִיक्षारीयlužnatlúgosalkalinalkalískur, basískuralcalinoアルカリ性の알칼리의šarminissārmainssifat beralkalialkalischbasiskzasadowyalcalinoalcalinщелочнойzásaditýluženalkalanalkaliskเป็นด่างalkalik鹼性的лужнийالکلی کی خصوصیت والاtính kiềm

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There are swift-flowing rivers which dash through jagged canons; and there are enormous plains, which in winter are white with snow, and in summer are grey with the saline alkali dust.
He dragged you through an Arkansas post-oak swamp, let you dry for a moment on the alkali plains of his Idaho ranch, then whirled you into the society of Viennese archdukes.
And she saw Daisy thereafter, through days of alkali and heat, walking, stumbling, in the dust of the wagons, the little sick dog, like a baby, in her arms.
 
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