alkaline
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
alkaline/ˈalkəlʌɪn/
▶adjective containing an alkali or having the properties of an alkali; having a pH greater than 7.
– derivatives
alkalinity noun.
alkalinity noun.
'alkaline' also found in these Oxford entries:
alkali metal
- alkaline earth
- alkalosis
- ammonia
- barium
- basic
- beryllium
- bile
- borax
- calcium
- calcium oxide
- fen
- hydrazine
- lime water
- lithia
- litmus
- lye
- magnesium
- neutral
- pH
- phenolphthalein
- potash
- potassium hydroxide
- quicklime
- radium
- saponify
- sodium carbonate
- sodium hydroxide
- spirulina
- strontium
- sugar soap

