alkali
alkalies
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pluralof alkali.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Pots, pans, vats, machines exposed to corrosives will be protected by a skin of aluminum, metal highly resistant to mos.t acids and alkalies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among the chemical we note the action of acids and alkalies upon metals.
From Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men by S. R. Bottone
Hydrolysis is reduced by caustic alkalies and alkaline carbonates, and increased by acids and acid carbonates that reduce the OH′ concentration.
From Chlorination of Water by Joseph Race
The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
The pain occurring immediately after food was usually relieved by alkalies; whereas acids were indicated where suffering was not experienced until an hour or two after the commencement of the digestive act.
