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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
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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.

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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