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alkali /ˈalkəlʌɪ/
▶noun (pl. alkalis) a compound, e.g. lime or caustic soda, with particular chemical properties including turning litmus blue and neutralizing or effervescing with acids.
– derivatives
alkalization (or alkalisation) noun,
alkalize (or alkalise) verb.
alkalization (or alkalisation) noun,
alkalize (or alkalise) verb.
– origin ME (denoting a saline substance derived from the ashes of plants): from med. L., from Arab. al-ḳalī, from ḳalā ‘fry, roast’.
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