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alkali
  1. (chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic 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.
  2. (Western United States) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Soluble silicates can be obtained by heating alkali metal carbonates and silica.”
      “While not as reactive as the alkali metals, this family knows how to make bonds very easily.”
      “Soap is made by combining a fat source and an alkali in a chemical process known as saponification.”
alkalescence
  1. A tendency to become alkaline.
  2. The state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominate.
alkalinization
  1. The conversion of something to an alkali.
  2. The process of becoming more alkaline.
  3. Examples:
    1. “During a Herxheimer reaction, enzymes and alkalinization can often provide relief.”
      “High fluid intake, alkalinization and a low-purine diet were prescribed, and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy was performed.”
      Alkalinization improves the quality of lidocaine-fentanyl epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section.”
alkaliphile
  1. Any organism that lives and thrives in an alkaline environment, such as a soda lake; a form of extremophile.
alkaloid
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of many organic heterocyclic bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
alkaligen
  1. (obsolete) The name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.
alkavervir
  1. An extract of Veratrum viride alkaloids formerly used as an antihypertensive.
alkalosis
  1. An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Serious complications include systemic hypokalemic alkalosis, leading to cardiac arrhythmias, renal damage, and seizures.”
      “Increasing the extracellular concentration of ammonium in whole-cell superfusion increases the intracellular alkalosis.”
      “Hypochloremic, hypokalemic, or metabolic alkalosis might be present in patients who purge.”
alkalophilicity
  1. The condition of being, or the extent to which an organism is alkalophilic
alkalizateness
  1. (obsolete) The state or quality of being alkalizate; alkalinity.
alkalinity
  1. (chemistry) The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Precipitating water softeners increase alkalinity of the cleaning solution and this may damage skin and other materials being cleaned.”
      “Agricultural potential is limited by the high alkalinity of the soil and its poor water retention.”
      “To avoid these troubles, the substrate must be tested for alkalinity, water vapor and moisture emission.”
alkalimetry
  1. The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The commercial value of this substance is determined by the ordinary processes of alkalimetry.”
      “The quantity of alkali, whether hydrate or carbonate, may be found by the common method of alkalimetry.”
      “Most of the processes described under Acidimetry and alkalimetry are examples of this method.”
alkalimeter
  1. A device used to measure alkalinity.
  2. Examples:
    1. “It will at once be seen that every alkalimeter division of the first of the above acids, and every 10 gr.”
alkalisation
  1. Alternative form of alkalization
alkalophile
  1. Alternative form of alkaliphile
alkalinophile
  1. Alternative form of alkaliphile
alkaline
alkalization
  1. alkalinization
  2. Examples:
    1. “The odor results from the liberation of amines and organic acids produced from the alkalization of anaerobic bacteria.”
      “Alkalization brings out a stronger taste and a brighter color, but there is a point at which you want to stop on the degree of alkalization.”
      “These applications can use cocoa with color that has been adjusted through an alkalization process.”
alkalinizations
  1. plural of alkalinization
alkalinophiles
  1. plural of alkalinophile
alkalizations
  1. plural of alkalization
alkalimeters
  1. plural of alkalimeter
alkaliphiles
  1. plural of alkaliphile
alkalophiles
  1. plural of alkalophile
alkalimetries
  1. plural of alkalimetry
alkalinities
alkaloses
  1. plural of alkalosis
alkalines
  1. plural of alkaline
alkaloids
  1. plural of alkaloid
  2. Examples:
    1. “Caffeine is a naturally occurring drug belonging to a group of compounds called alkaloids.”
      “The major categories are alkylating agents, antimetabolites, plant alkaloids, anti-tumor antibiotics, and steroid hormones.”
      “Nicotine and tropane alkaloids are formed in the roots and transported to the aerial parts of the plant.”
alkalis
  1. plural of alkali
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Other alkalis, such as ammonium carbonate, sodium tribasic phosphate, acetone, and various glycols, are sometimes used.”
      “Copper is a moderately reactive metal that dissolves in most acids and alkalis.”
      “East African volcanoes are famous for their carbonatites, and most of the eruptive magmas were rich in alkalis and natrocarbonatite.”
alkalies
  1. plural of alkali
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The hides are then delimed to remove all the alkalies from the liming process, this is followed by a weak enzymatic treatment called bating.”
      “Wool has good resistance to dry-cleaning solvents, but strong alkalies and high temperatures are harmful.”
      “Used as a colouring and flavouring, when alkalies and earths are not present.”
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