alizarine
— Noun
– English
~ an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
alkahest
— Noun
– English
~ hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
alkahestic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist
alkalemia
— Noun
– English
~ a blood disorder characterized by a lower concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which rises above 7.45 on the pH scale)
alkalescent
— Adjective
– English
~ tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline
alkali
— Noun
– English
~ any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
alkali
— Noun
– English
~ a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
alkalic
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"
alkalimetry
— Noun
– English
~ volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present
alkaline
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"