Alkaline : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Alkaline	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alkaline adj relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone" Synonym(s): alkaline, alkalic Antonym(s): acidic, amphiprotic, amphoteric
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alkaline \Al"kaline\ (?; 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[91]sium, lithium, rubidium. {Alkaline reaction}, a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by the action on limits, turmeric, etc.