alkalinity
Americannoun
noun
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the quality or state of being alkaline
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the amount of alkali or base in a solution, often expressed in terms of pH
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Southern California soils already tend toward high alkalinity, said biochemist Garn Wallace of Wallace Laboratories, which has tested soil for 35 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025
The effect of haemodialysis is said to mimic the effect of carbon dioxide in the blood – which increases the pH or alkalinity inside red blood cells.
From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025
“And so we had to figure out what kinds of plants can handle the sharp drainage, the alkalinity, any pollution, the lack of organic matter.”
From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024
In their setup, Ranjan and his co-authors dissolved sulfite in water at various levels of acidity or alkalinity, locked it into a container under an oxygen-free atmosphere and let it "age," as Ranjan put it.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024
Its alkalinity also saponifies the fatty acids on the surface of the body, cleanses and opens up the sudorific glands, and thus assists the free absorption of the nitrogen into the system.
From Buxton and its Medicinal Waters by Gifford-Bennet, Robert Ottiwell
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