'alkali' definitions:
Definition of 'alkali'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia" [syn: base, alkali]
noun
A mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
Synonyms of 'alkali'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acid,
- acidity,
- agent,
- alkalinity,
- alloisomer,
- anion,
- antacid,
- atom,
- base,
- biochemical,
- cation,
- chemical,
- chemical element,
- chromoisomer,
- compound,
- copolymer,
- dimer,
- element,
- heavy chemicals,
- high polymer,
- homopolymer,
- hydracid,
- inorganic chemical,
- ion,
- isomer,
- macromolecule,
- metamer,
- molecule,
- monomer,
- neutralizer,
- nonacid,
- organic chemical,
- oxyacid,
- polymer,
- pseudoisomer,
- radical,
- reagent,
- sulfacid,
- trimer