alkali flat

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noun

a level area, as a dry lake bed, in which evaporation has concentrated alkali minerals, as sodium sulfates and carbonates.

Nearby words

alkalescent, alkali, alkali blue, alkali denaturation test, alkali feldspar, alkali flat, alkali grass, alkali metal, alkali metaprotein, alkali reserve, alkali rock

Compare salt flat.

Origin of alkali flat

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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British Dictionary definitions for alkali flat

alkali flat

noun

an arid plain encrusted with alkaline salts derived from the streams draining into it

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