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alkaline |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alkaline \Al"ka*line\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. alcalin.] Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali. {Alkaline earths}, certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies. {Alkaline metals}, potassium, sodium, c[ae]sium, lithium, rubidium. {Alkaline reaction}, a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by the action on limits, turmeric, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: alkaline adj : (chemistry) relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone" [syn: {alkalic}] [ant: {amphoteric}, {acidic}]
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