Alkaline /(?; 277)/
Al·ka·line
Alkaline
a.
- Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali.
Phrases & Compounds
- Alkaline earths
- certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies.
- Alkaline metals
- potassium, sodium, cæsium, lithium, rubidium.
- Alkaline reaction
- a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by the action on limits, turmeric, etc.