alkaline : Idioms & Phrases


alkaline earth

  • noun any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
    alkaline earth.
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Alkaline earths

  • noun any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
    alkaline earth.
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  • certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies.
Webster 1913

alkaline metal

  • noun any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium)
    alkali metal; alkaline metal.
    • the hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline
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Alkaline metals

  • noun any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium)
    alkali metal; alkaline metal.
    • the hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline
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  • potassium, sodium, cæsium, lithium, rubidium.
Webster 1913

Alkaline reaction

  • a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by the action on limits, turmeric, etc.
Webster 1913

alkaline-earth metal

  • noun any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
    alkaline earth.
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alkaline-loving

  • adjective thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7)
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