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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : al-kuh-lahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæl kəˌlaɪ |
Définition of alkali
Origin :- late 14c., "soda ash," from Medieval Latin alkali, from Arabic al-qaliy "the ashes, burnt ashes" (of saltwort, a plant growing in alkaline soils), from qala "to roast in a pan." The modern chemistry sense is from 1813.
- noun soluble base; opposite of an acid
- The microscopic test of the distribution of alkali in the blood.
- Extract from : « Histology of the Blood » by Paul Ehrlich
- The day had been long, and the alkali lay light on the desert.
- Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
- Be ready to tie your neckerchief over your nose, soon as we strike the alkali.
- Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
- Wonder if she would have any use for a maverick rancher from the alkali 174 country?
- Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine
- A determination of alkali therefore determines the percentage of cellulose.
- Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
- His face was yellowing again, under the blister of sun and alkali.
- Extract from : « Warrior Gap » by Charles King
- Neither did I put any sal-soda, or other acid or alkali, into my bread.
- Extract from : « Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience » by Henry David Thoreau
- The Indian camp was laid out on the very edge of this alkali lake.
- Extract from : « Shadows of Shasta » by Joaquin Miller
- The drier it became the whiter the ground on the alkali spots.
- Extract from : « Land of the Burnt Thigh » by Edith Eudora Kohl
- The two drugs of most value are some form of salicylic acid and an alkali.
- Extract from : « The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) » by Various
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