alkali

Noun

Meaning

Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc.

One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

base basic alkaline caustic potash wormwood blue salt ocean saline carboniferous lye dimer melamine chemical
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Antonyms

acid grand apogee crown noble summit
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Hypernyms

salt compound chemical compound

Hyponyms

lime melamine pyridine purine pyrimidine glyoxaline

Related terms

alkaloid alkalied

Phrases with the word

alkali metals alkali disease alkali hydroxide alkali-soluble alkali metal halide alkali metal ion

Derivatives

alkalis alkalies

Examples

bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia Source: Internet

Additionally, francium superoxide (FrO 2 ) is expected to have covalent character, unlike the other alkali metal superoxides, because of bonding contributions from the 6p electrons of francium. Source: Internet

A certain amount of alkali is not necessarily detrimental, as sugar beets are not especially susceptible to injury by some alkali. Source: Internet

All the alkali metals react with water, with the heavier alkali metals reacting more vigorously than the lighter ones. Source: Internet

After two weeks, Dahmer boiled the head in a mixture of Soilex (an alkali -based industrial detergent) and bleach in an effort to retain the skull, which he then used as stimulus for masturbation. Source: Internet

All industrial processes are based on neutral or acid pH values because though alkali treatments speed up conversion, they also promote degradation processes. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

alkalescence alkalescency alkalescent alkali basalt alkali bee alkali carbonate