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| like or containing an alkali, which neutralize acids to form salts and turn red litmus paper blue, or having a pH value greater than 7 |
| selecting for combination or action; tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others, such as elective attraction |
| double salt | |
| —n | |
| Compare complex salt a solid solution of two simple salts formed by crystallizing a solution of the two salts | |
| double salt
A salt that crystallizes from an aqueous solution of a mixture of two different ions. The mineral dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), for example, is a double salt that crystallizes from a solution containing both calcium and magnesium ions. Double salts exist only as solids. Compare complex salt, simple salt. |