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How to pronounce “alkali

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Practice the English pronunciation of alkali with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
A circular economy for salt that keeps rivers cleanAnd the chlor-alkali industry is perfect.
Definition summary
(chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.

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How to pronounce alkali

A circular economy for salt that keeps rivers clean

And the chlor-alkali industry is perfect.

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A Deep Dive Into “alkali

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
  • (Western US) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.

Practice Nearby Words

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