Definizione monolingua

alkali

alkali (plural alkalies or alkalis)

1. (chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
2. Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc.
3. (Western United States) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.

Definizione dizionario alkali

alcali

Altri significati:

Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc.

(chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.

class of caustic bases

(Western United States) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.