| NOUN | substance | alkali, base | any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water |
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| substance | alkali | a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water |
| Sounds | ae'lkahlay. | |
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| Rhymes | ally ... walleye: 28 rhymes with lay... | |
| Meaning | Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water. | |
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| Synonym | base | |
| Narrower | imidazole, iminazole, glyoxaline | An organic base C3H4N2 |
| melamine, cyanuramide | A white crystalline organic base | |
| purine | A colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen | |
| purine | Any of several bases that are derivatives of purine | |
| pyridine | A toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor | |
| pyrimidine | Any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine | |
| Broader | compound, chemical compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
| Spanish | alcali, álcali, base | |
| Catalan | àlcali, base | |
| Verbs | alkalize, alkalify | turn basic and less acidic |
| Meaning | A mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture. | |
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| Broader | salt | A compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) |
| Spanish | álcali | |
| Adjectives | alkalic | relating to or containing an alkali |
| Verbs | alkalify | turn basic and less acidic |
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