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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 [ˈælkəˌlaɪ]
n pl -lis, -lies
1. (Chemistry) Chem a soluble base or a solution of a base
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a soluble mineral salt that occurs in arid soils and some natural waters
[from Medieval Latin, from Arabic al-qili the ashes (of the plant 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] N (alkalis, alkalies (pl)) → álcali m

alkali [ˈælkəlaɪ] nalcali m

alkali
n pl <-(e)s> → Base f, → Lauge f; (metal, Agr) → Alkali nt

alkali [ˈælkəlaɪ] nalcali m inv

alkali
n alkali [ˈӕlkəlai]
a substance, the opposite of acid, such as soda. alkali فِلِز قَلَوي основа zásada (chemikálie) alkali; base das Lauge αλκάλιο álcali leelis فلز قلیایی emäs alcali בָּסִיס क्षार lužina lúg alkali basi alcali アルカリ 알칼리 šarmas sārms alkali alkali base zasada álcali substanţă alcalină щёлочь zásada lužnina alkalija alkali ด่าง alkali луг الکلی ، تیزاب سے برعکس chất kiềm
adj alkaline [-lain]
alkalies قَلَوي алкален alkalický, zásaditý alkalisk; basisk alkalisch αλκαλικός alcalino leeliseline قلیایی emäksinen alcalin בְּסִיסִי क्षारीय lužnat lúgos alkalin alkalískur, basískur alcalino アルカリ性の 알칼리의 šarminis sārmains sifat beralkali alkalisch basisk zasadowy alcalino alcalin щелочной zásaditý lužen alkalan alkalisk เป็นด่าง alkalik 鹼性的 лужний الکلی کی خصوصیت والا tính kiềm


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Acidosis is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as; (a condition in which the alkali reserves in the body is lower than normal.
a condition of the blood in which the alkali reserve is lower than normal.
a condition of the blood in which the alkali reserve is lower than normal.
 
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