alkalic

[ al-kal-ik ]

/ ælˈkæl ɪk /

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adjective Geology.

(of igneous rock) containing a relatively high percentage of sodium and potassium alkali.

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Origin of alkalic

1725–35, in sense “alkaline;” alkal(i) + -ic

Words nearby alkalic

alkahest, alkalemia, alkalescent, alkali, alkali blue, alkalic, alkali feldspar, alkali flat, alkalify, alkali grass, alkali-loving

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How to use alkalic in a sentence

The tool N was used in refining their alkalic salts, and served to take off the salt as crystallized in course of its manufacture.
Reminiscences of Glass-making|Deming Jarves

British Dictionary definitions for alkalic

alkalic

/ (ælˈkælɪk) /

adjective

(of igneous rocks) containing large amounts of alkalis, esp sodium and potassium

another word for alkaline

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