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    Alkali
    A general term for chemical alkaline elements and hydroxide compounds. Such alkali industries area based on Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Calcium (Ca) and Barium (Ba). These have a variety of uses - but the main industries using Sodium and Potassium were for soaps, bleaches and other detergents used ...
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    Alkali
    NATO codename for K-5 air-to-air missile, Tomashevitch (USSR;RUS)
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    Alkali
    A compound which dissolves in water producing negatively charged hydroxide ions. Alkaline solutions are strongly basic and neutralise acids forming a salt and water.
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    Alkali
    Al'ka·li noun ; plural Alkalis or Alkalies [ French alcali , ultimately from Arabic alqalī ashes of the plant saltwort, from qalay to roast in a pan, fry.] 1. Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic po...
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    Alkali
    Al'ka·li noun Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters. [ Western U. S.]
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    alkali
    Origin: F. Alcali, ultimately fr. Ar. Alqali ashes of the plant saltwort, fr. Qalay to roast in a pan, fry. ... 1. Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc. ... 2. <chemistry> One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, ammoma, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are s...
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    alkali
    (al´kә-li) any of a class of compounds such as sodium hydroxide that form salts with acids and soaps with fats; a base, or substance capable of neutralizing acids. Other properties include a pH value greater than 7.0, a bitter taste, and the ability to turn litmus paper from red to blue. Alka...
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    Alkali
    • (n.) Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc. • (n.) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids,...
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    alkali
    any of the soluble hydroxides of the alkali metals—i.e., lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium. Alkalies are strong bases that turn ... [9 related articles]
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    Alkali
    In chemistry, an alkali (aɪ; from Arabic: al-qaly القلي, القالي ) is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal element. Some authors also define an alkali as a base that dissolves in water. A solution of a soluble base has a pH greater than 7. The adjective alkaline...
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    alkali
    A base that is soluble in water. Alkaline solutions contain hydroxide (OH^-) ions, have a pH greater than 7, turn litmus paper blue, and are soapy to the touch. Strong alkalis include the hydroxides of the alkali metals, notably sodium hydroxide (caustic soda, NaOH), potassium ...
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    alkali
    alkali (ăl'kulī) [Arab., al-gili=ashes of saltwort], hydroxide of an alkali metal. Alkalies are readily soluble in water and form strongly basic solutions with a characteristic acrid taste. They neutralize acids, forming salts and water. Strong alkalies (e.g., those of sodium or pota...
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    Alkali
    Alkali is a term first used to designate the soluble parts of the ashes of plants, especially of sea-weed. Now the term is applied to various classes of bodies having the following properties in common: (1) solubility in water; (2) the power of neutralizing acids, and forming salts with them; (3) th...
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