| ADJECTIVE | all | alkalic, alkaline | relating to or containing an alkali |
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| Meaning | relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7. | |
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| Synonym | alkaline | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Narrower | alkalescent, alcalescent | tending to become alkaline |
| 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 |
| amphoteric, amphiprotic | Having characteristics / characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either | |
| Spanish | alcalina, alcalino | |
| Catalan | alcalí | |
| Nouns | alkali | a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water |
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