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Phrases 20
- alkali metalAny of the soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table; lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium.
- alkali basaltAn alkaline variety of basalt.
- alkali beeNomia melanderi, a bee that nests in alkaline soil.
- alkali flatA dry lake or playa whose bed contains abundant alkali salts.
- alkali flatsplural of alkali flat: A dry lake or playa whose bed contains abundant alkali salts.
- alkali flyEphydra hians (also known as Cirrula hians), a kind of brine fly.
- alkali grassAlternative form of alkaligrass: The saltgrass Puccinellia
- alkali metalsplural of alkali metal: Any of the soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table; lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium.
- alkali feldsparAny alkaline feldspar.
- alkali basaltsplural of alkali basalt: An alkaline variety of basalt.
- alkali celluloseA compound of cellulose and sodium hydroxide formed during the manufacture of viscose
- milk-alkali syndromeA condition characterized by high blood calcium levels caused by taking in too much calcium and absorbable alkali.
- alkali beesplural of alkali bee: Nomia melanderi, a bee that nests in alkaline soil.
- alkali fliesplural of alkali fly: Ephydra hians (also known as Cirrula hians), a kind of brine fly.
- alkali greenAn alkali salt of a sulfonic acid derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald green.
- caustic marine alkalisodium hydroxide.
- caustic volatile alkaliammonium hydroxide
- caustic wood alkaliPotassium hydroxide.
- alkali feldsparsplural of alkali feldspar: Any alkaline feldspar.
- caustic alkaliThe hydrate of potassium (called caustic potash) or sodium (caustic soda).
Compound words 42
- alkalineOf, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
- alkaloidAny of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
- alkalosisAn abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.
- alkalescentSlightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
- antalkaliAny substance that counteracts the action of an alkali.
- superalkaliAny material that has a very small electron affinity
- alkalaemiaThe condition of blood having a higher than normal pH
- alkalamideOne of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals.
- alkalemiaAlternative form of alkalaemia: The condition of blood having a higher than normal pH
- alkalibiontAny organism that lives in an alkaline environment