Alkaline
['ælkəlaɪn] or ['ælkə'laɪn]
Definition
(adj.) relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; 'alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone' .
Typist: Miguel--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali.
Editor: Rae
Examples
- Kelp is a species of sea-weed, which, when burnt, yields an alkaline salt, useful for making glass, soap, and for several other purposes. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The practical introduction began about 1862 with the application of the alkaline developer. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It had two casings, an inner and outer one, including the door, and the interspace was filled in with charcoal, or wood, and treated with a solution of alkaline salt. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In the year last named Edison first brought out his new form of nickel-iron cell with alkaline electrolyte, as we have related in the preceding narrative. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- An essential part of Edison's discovery of active masetials for an alkaline storage battery was the PREPARATION of these materials. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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