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ALKALIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7
Example:
alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone
Synonyms:
alkalic; alkaline
Classified under:
Similar:
alcalescent; alkalescent (tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline)
basic (of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base)
base-forming (yielding a base in aqueous solution)
saltlike (resembling a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Derivation:
alkali (a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture)
