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Webster 1913 Edition

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Adj.

[Cf. F.

alcalin

Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali.

Alkaline earths

certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies.

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Alkaline metals

potassium, sodium, cæsium, lithium, rubidium.

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Alkaline reaction

a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by the action on limits, turmeric, etc.

Adj.

Having the properties of alkali.