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Definition of alkali
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Alkali
(n.) One of a class of
caustic
bases,
such as soda,
potash,
ammonia,
and
lithia,
whose
distinguishing
peculiarities
are
solubility
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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Alkalization
::
Alkalization
(n.) The act
rendering
alkaline
by
impregnating
with an
alkali;
a
conferring
of
alkaline
qualities.
Potash
::
Potash
(n.) The
hydroxide
of
potassium
hydrate,
a hard white
brittle
substance,
KOH,
having
strong
caustic
and
alkaline
properties;
-- hence
called
also
caustic
potash..
Chloroform
::
Chloroform
(n.) A
colorless
volatile
liquid,
CHCl3,
having
an
ethereal
odor and a
sweetish
taste,
formed
by
treating
alcohol
with
chlorine
and an
alkali.
It is a
powerful
solvent
of wax,
resin,
etc., and is
extensively
used to
produce
anaesthesia
in
surgical
operations;
also
externally,
to
alleviate
pain..
Borax
::
Borax (n.) A white or gray
crystalline
salt, with a
slight
alkaline
taste,
used as a flux, in
soldering
metals,
making
enamels,
fixing
colors
on
porcelain,
and as a soap. It
occurs
native
in
certain
mineral
springs,
and is made from the boric acid of hot
springs
in
Tuscany.
It was
originally
obtained
from a lake in
Thibet,
and was sent to
Europe
under the name of
tincal.
Borax is a
pyroborate
or
tetraborate
of
sodium,
Na2B4O7.10H2O..
Trimethylamine
::
Trimethylamine
(n.) A
colorless
volatile
alkaline
liquid,
N.(CH3)3,
obtained
from
herring
brine,
beet
roots,
etc., with a
characteristic
herringlike
odor. It is
regarded
as a
substituted
ammonia
containing
three
methyl
groups..
Nitroprussic
::
Nitroprussic
(a.)
Pertaining
to,
derived
from, or
designating,
a
complex
acid
called
nitroprussic
acid,
obtained
indirectly
by the
action
of
nitric
acid on
potassium
ferrocyanide
(yellow
prussiate),
as a red
crystalline
unstable
substance.
It forms salts
called
nitroprussides,
which give a rich
purple
color with
alkaline
subphides..
Albuminate
::
Albuminate
(n.) A
substance
produced
by the
action
of an
alkali
upon
albumin,
and
resembling
casein
in its
properties;
also, a
compound
formed
by the union of
albumin
with
another
substance..
Saleratus
::
Saleratus
(n.)
Aerated
salt; a white
crystalline
substance
having
an
alkaline
taste and
reaction,
consisting
of
sodium
bicarbonate
(see under
Sodium.)
It is
largely
used in
cooking,
with sour milk
(lactic
acid) or cream of
tartar
as a
substitute
for
yeast.
It is also an
ingredient
of most
baking
powders,
and is used in the
preparation
of
effervescing
drinks..
Alkalify
::
Alkalify
(v. i.) To
become
changed
into an
alkali.
Antalkali
::
Antalkali
(n.) Alt. of
Antalkalin.
Protamin
::
Protamin
(n.) An
amorphous
nitrogenous
substance
found in the
spermatic
fluid of
salmon.
It is
soluble
in
water,
which an
alkaline
reaction,
and
unites
with acids and
metallic
bases..
Alkalifiable
::
Alkalifiable
(a.)
Capable
of being
alkalified,
or
converted
into an
alkali..
Hermetical
::
Hermetical
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
system
which
explains
the
causes
of
diseases
and the
operations
of
medicine
on the
principles
of the
hermetic
philosophy,
and which made much use, as a
remedy,
of an
alkali
and an acid; as,
hermetic
medicine..
Amphoteric
::
Amphoteric
(a.)
Partly
one and
partly
the
other;
neither
acid nor
alkaline;
neutral.
Alkalizate
::
Alkalizate
(v. t.) To
alkalizate.
Earth
::
Earth (n.) A
similar
oxide,
having
a
slight
alkaline
reaction,
as lime,
magnesia,
strontia,
baryta..
Alkalinity
::
Alkalinity
(n.) The
quality
which
constitutes
an
alkali;
alkaline
property.
Cyanogen
::
Cyanogen
(n.) A
colorless,
inflammable,
poisonous
gas, C2N2, with a
peach-blossom
odor, so
called
from its
tendency
to form blue
compounds;
obtained
by
heating
ammonium
oxalate,
mercuric
cyanide,
etc. It is
obtained
in
combination,
forming
an
alkaline
cyanide
when
nitrogen
or a
nitrogenous
compound
is
strongly
ignited
with
carbon
and soda or
potash.
It
conducts
itself
like a
member
of the
halogen
group of
elements,
and shows a
tendency
to form
complex
compounds.
The name is also
applied
to the u
Phthalein
::
Phthalein
(n.) One of a
series
of
artificial
organic
dyes made as
condensation
products
of the
phenols
with
phthalic
acid, and well
represented
by
phenol
phthalein.
Their
alkaline
solutions
are
fluorescent..
Soap
::
Soap (n.) A
substance
which
dissolves
in
water,
thus
forming
a
lather,
and is used as a
cleansing
agent.
Soap is
produced
by
combining
fats or oils with
alkalies
or
alkaline
earths,
usually
by
boiling,
and
consists
of salts of
sodium,
potassium,
etc., with the fatty acids
(oleic,
stearic,
palmitic,
etc.).
See the Note
below,
and cf.
Saponification.
By
extension,
any
compound
of
similar
composition
or
properties,
whether
used as a
cleaning
agent or not..
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