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Meanings of alkali in English

Portuguese
bases
Catalan
àlcali
Spanish
alcali

Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water.

        bases
        Usage of alkali in English
        1
        The place was suffocating, and the wind blew the alkali dust in.
        Winston of the Prairie
        2
        The drier it became the whiter the ground on the alkali spots.
        Land of the Burnt Thigh
        3
        Water stands within three feet of the surface and has considerable alkali.
        One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered
        4
        He could not run, as we were still in the alkali lick.
        Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888
        5
        The alkali patch was in the southwest corner of Cousin Harriet's ranch.
        Out of the Triangle: A Story of the Far East
        6
        Differential scanning calorimetry revealed that the alkali treatment enhanced the crystallinity index.
        Pubmed
        7
        His face was yellowing again, under the blister of sun and alkali.
        Warrior Gap: A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68.
        8
        She was well worth a trip across the alkali wastes to see.
        Judith of the Plains
        9
        The ground was damp and rather cold, as well as being alkali.
        One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered
        10
        Tank is a water hole covered by a thin crust of alkali.
        Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert
        11
        Thicker sand, rich topsoil, alkali dirt, and finally broken shale and gravel.
        Monster Hunter International
        12
        Back on dry land, he started to develop a high-alkali water called Actiph.
        BBC
        13
        The water had alkali in it and tasted soapy in cooking.
        Land of the Burnt Thigh
        14
        The alkali manufacturers gave the commission a statement rebutting the allegations.
        Wired
        15
        The alkali was strong as concentrated lye, blistering our mouths in the experiment.
        The Outlet
        16
        Grass and flowers and shade in place of this sunbaked sand and alkali.
        The Rim of the Desert
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