alkalic
[ al-kal-ik ]
adjectiveGeology.
(of igneous rock) containing a relatively high percentage of sodium and potassium alkali.
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The tool N was used in refining their alkalic salts, and served to take off the salt as crystallized in course of its manufacture.
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British Dictionary definitions for alkalic
alkalic
/ (ælˈkælɪk) /
adjective
(of igneous rocks) containing large amounts of alkalis, esp sodium and potassium
another word for alkaline
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