alkali
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1. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | chemical compound, compound, |
definition | : | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | pyridine, |
definition | : | a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | purine, |
definition | : | a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | purine, |
definition | : | any of several bases that are derivatives of purine (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | cyanuramide, melamine, |
definition | : | a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | pyrimidine, |
definition | : | any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine (noun.substance) |
2. a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | salt, |
definition | : | a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) (noun.substance) |
3. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water (noun.substance)
derivation | : | base, free-base, |
definition | : | use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes (verb.consumption) |
4. a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture (noun.substance)
derivation | : | alkalic, alkaline, |
definition | : | relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7 (adj.all) |
5. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water (noun.substance)
derivation | : | base, free-base, |
definition | : | use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes (verb.consumption) |
6. a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture (noun.substance)
derivation | : | alkalic, alkaline, |
definition | : | relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7 (adj.all) |
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