alkali

/al-kuh-lahy/US // ˈæl kəˌlaɪ //UK // (ˈælkəˌlaɪ) //

碱,碱液,碱性,碱性物质

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural al·ka·lis, al·ka·lies.
- : Chemistry. any of various bases, the hydroxides of the alkali metals and of ammonium, that neutralize acids to form salts and turn red litmus paper blue.any of various other more or less active bases, as calcium hydroxide. an alkali metal. Obsolete.any of various other compounds, as the carbonates of sodium and potassium.
- : Agriculture. a soluble mineral salt or a mixture of soluble salts, present in some soils, especially in arid regions, and detrimental to the growing of most crops.

adj.形容词 adjective

nounsoluble base; opposite of an acid

Synonyms

Hydrolysis of polyester is a chemical reaction that occurs when polyesters decompose, it can occur with alkalis and acids, hence the need for stomach acids from a cow’s rumen to potentially dissolve plastics.
Both alkaline and alkali come from the Arabic word “al-qili.”
What appears to be ground glass is only the little crystals or small particles of alkali that have not been dissolved.
He was one of the men to whom alkali is a constant poison, and his lips were always cracked and bleeding.
He had come away in the sour mood of a thirsty man who finds an alkali spring sparkling deceptively under a rock.
Talpers flushed angrily, and then grinned, until his alkali-cracked lips glistened in the lamplight.
Now, cations other than the alkali ions are liable to interfere with tests designed for alkaline or neutral solutions.

/al-kuh-lahy/US // ˈæl kəˌlaɪ //UK // (ˈælkəˌlaɪ) //

碱,碱液,碱性,碱性物质

n.名词 noun

1
plural al·ka·lis, al·ka·lies.
- : Chemistry. any of various bases, the hydroxides of the alkali metals and of ammonium, that neutralize acids to form salts and turn red litmus paper blue.any of various other more or less active bases, as calcium hydroxide. an alkali metal. Obsolete.any of various other compounds, as the carbonates of sodium and potassium.
- : Agriculture. a soluble mineral salt or a mixture of soluble salts, present in some soils, especially in arid regions, and detrimental to the growing of most crops.

adj.形容词 adjective

nounsoluble base; opposite of an acid

Synonyms

Hydrolysis of polyester is a chemical reaction that occurs when polyesters decompose, it can occur with alkalis and acids, hence the need for stomach acids from a cow’s rumen to potentially dissolve plastics.
Both alkaline and alkali come from the Arabic word “al-qili.”
What appears to be ground glass is only the little crystals or small particles of alkali that have not been dissolved.
He was one of the men to whom alkali is a constant poison, and his lips were always cracked and bleeding.
He had come away in the sour mood of a thirsty man who finds an alkali spring sparkling deceptively under a rock.
Talpers flushed angrily, and then grinned, until his alkali-cracked lips glistened in the lamplight.
Now, cations other than the alkali ions are liable to interfere with tests designed for alkaline or neutral solutions.