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ALKALIC

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al⋅kal⋅ic

[al-kal-ik]
–adjective Geology.
(of igneous rock) containing a relatively high percentage of sodium and potassium alkali.

Origin:
1725–35, in sense “alkaline;” alkal(i) + -ic
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alkalic

adjective
relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone" [syn: alkaline] [ant: amphiprotic, acidic
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