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ALKALIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alkalic mean? 

ALKALIC (adjective)
  The adjective ALKALIC has 1 sense:

1. relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7play

  Familiarity information: ALKALIC used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALKALIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7

Synonyms:

alkalic; alkaline

Context example:

alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone

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)


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