Alkalis
['ælkəlaɪs]
Definition
(pl. ) of Alkali
Editor: Rufus
Examples
- In the following year Davy reported other chemical changes produced by electricity; he had succeeded in decomposing the fixed alkalis and disc overing the elements potassium and sodium. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Davy showed, however, that this element is a constituent of many alkalis. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- No doubt what gave special zest to his study of the alkalis was the hope of overthrowing the doctrine of French chemists that oxygen was the e ssential element of every acid. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
Editor: Rufus