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al·ka·line 
[al-kuh-lahyn, -lin] Pronunciation Key
[al-kuh-lahyn, -lin] Pronunciation Key –adjective Chemistry.
| 1. | of or like an alkali. |
| 2. | containing an alkali. |
| 3. | having the properties of an alkali. |
| 4. | having a pH value greater than 7. Compare acid (def. 5c). |
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| al·ka·line
(āl'kə-lĭn, -līn') Pronunciation Key
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| alkaline | |
adjective | |
| relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone" [ant: amphiprotic, acidic] |
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alkaline
(āl'kə-lĭn, -līn') Pronunciation Key
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
alkaline al·ka·line (āl'kə-lĭn, -līn')
adj.
- Of, relating to, or containing an alkali.
- Having a pH greater than 7.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Alkaline
Al"ka*line\ (?; 277), a. [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. Alkaline metals, potassium, sodium, c[ae]sium, lithium, rubidium. Alkaline reaction, a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by the action on limits, turmeric, etc.
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