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alkalic

[al-kal-ik]
adjective Geology.
  1. (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
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Historical Examples of alkalic

  • 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

adjective
  1. (of igneous rocks) containing large amounts of alkalis, esp sodium and potassium
  2. another word for alkaline
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