Meaning of ALKALINE
| Pronunciation: | | 'alku`lIn
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| | Definition: | | [adj] (chemistry) relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone" |
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| | Synonyms: | | alcalescent, alkalescent, alkalic, base-forming, basic |
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| | Antonyms: | | acidic, amphiprotic, amphoteric | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Al"ka*line\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. alcalin.]
Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the
properties of an alkali.
{Alkaline earths}, certain substances, as lime, baryta,
strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities
of alkalies.
{Alkaline metals}, potassium, sodium, c[ae]sium, lithium,
rubidium.
{Alkaline reaction}, a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by
the action on limits, turmeric, etc.
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| | Definition: | | A base; a compound whose water-based solutions have a pH higher than 7, a bitter taste, a slippery feel in water, turn red litmus paper blue, and can react with acids to form salts. |
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