alkali English

Meaning alkali meaning

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alkali

— noun (= base) 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

— noun a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture

Synonyms alkali synonyms

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lye

base

salt

alkaline

natron

alk

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  acid base alkali biochemical organic inorganic synthetic plastic