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alkalis
 
Noun alkali has 2 senses
  1. base, alkali - any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
    --1 is a kind of compound, chemical compound
    --1 has particulars:
     pyridine; purine; purine; imidazole, iminazole, glyoxaline; melamine, cyanuramide; pyrimidine
    Derived forms: verb alkalize1, verb alkalify1
  2. alkali - a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
    --2 is a kind of     salt
    Derived form: verb alkalify1
alkaline earth metles alkaline earth series alkaline metal alkalinise alkalinity alkalinize alkalinizing agents alkalinuria alkalis alkalise alkaliser alkalize alkalizer alkaloid alkaloidal alkalosis alkalotic

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