alkali
英 ['?lk?la?]
美['?lk?'lai]
- n. 堿；可溶性無機鹽
- adj. 堿性的
- n. (Alkali)人名；(岡、乍、尼日利)阿爾卡利
英英釋意
- 1. 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"
- 2. a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture