alkali Meaning and Definition
1. n. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
2. n. a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
In chemistry, an alkali (/ˈælkəlaɪ/; from Arabic: al-qaly القلی, القالی , “ashes of the saltwort”) is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal chemical element.
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