Meaning | relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7. |
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Synonym | alkaline |
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Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
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Narrower | alkalescent, alcalescent | tending to become alkaline |
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base-forming | Yielding a base in aqueous solution |
basic | Of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base |
saltlike | resembling a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal |
Opposite | acidic | Being or containing an acid |
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amphoteric, amphiprotic | Having characteristics / characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either |
Spanish | alcalina, alcalino |
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Catalan | alcalí |
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Nouns | alkali | a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water |
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