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comparative more alkaline, superlative most alkaline
Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases. quotations examples
[Joseph Black's] experiments on magnesia alba, quick lime, and other alkaline substances proved that "fixed air" is given off when limestone is burned, and that the same loss is incurred when it is dissolved in muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid).
1913, James Campbell Brown, A History of Chemistry from the Earliest Times, page 279
(chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7. examples
plural alkalines
An alkaline battery. examples