alkali — meaning in English
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English meaning
- alkali noun One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
- alkaline adjective Having the chemical properties of an alkali; basic rather than acidic.
Senses
alkali is used for these senses in English:
- alkali (chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
- alkaline Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
alkali — full definition
- noun One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
- noun Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.
alkaline — full definition
- adjective Having the chemical properties of an alkali; basic rather than acidic.
- adjective Having a pH greater than 7 on the standard scale.