alkali
Blue litmus turner
An alkali is a water-soluble base that neutralizes acids and turns litmus paper blue.
Common alkalis include sodium hydroxide (lye), potassium hydroxide, and ammonia.
In chemistry, alkalis are the hydroxides of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals.
Alkaline describes solutions or substances with a pH above 7: The soil here is too alkaline for blueberries.
Alkali flats are desert areas where evaporation has left mineral deposits.
Fatty alkali cleanser
- detergentChemical cleaning agent
- lyeHydroxide cleaning solution
- saponificationFat-alkali reaction making soap
- degreasingRemoving oily substances
borax · ammonia · scouring · disinfecting · solvent · surfactant · bleach · sanitizing
Hydroxide cleaning solution
hazard · neutralize · danger · industrial · safety · warning · irritant
Canceling opposing forces
- litmusAcid-base indicator dye
- indicatorSign revealing status
- acidicBelow neutral pH
- bufferProtective intermediate space
scale · measurement · hydrogen · concentration · titration · base · phenolphthalein · aqueous
Eleventh element, highly reactive
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
- lithiumLightest solid element
- hydroxideAlkaline oxygen-hydrogen compound
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
magnesium · barium · rubidium · cesium · francium · strontium · beryllium · electrolyte
Basic unit of life
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- DuracellBattery manufacturer
- EnergizerBattery manufacturer with rabbit
- AATwo-letter abbreviation
AAA · disposable · zinc · anode · cathode · electrolyte · power · remote
Combined sum total
- expansionIncrease in scope
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
cement · swelling · durability · structural · mitigation · reactive · deleterious · supplementary
soap
Fatty alkali cleanser
- detergentChemical cleaning agent
- lyeHydroxide cleaning solution
- saponificationFat-alkali reaction making soap
degreasing · borax · ammonia · scouring · disinfecting · solvent · surfactant · bleach · sanitizing · household
lye
Hydroxide cleaning solution
etch · hazard · neutralize · danger · industrial · safety · warning · irritant
neutralization
Canceling opposing forces
buffer · scale · measurement · hydrogen · concentration · titration · base · phenolphthalein · aqueous · solution
sodium
Eleventh element, highly reactive
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
- lithiumLightest solid element
- hydroxideAlkaline oxygen-hydrogen compound
calcium · magnesium · barium · rubidium · cesium · francium · strontium · beryllium · electrolyte · element
cell
Basic unit of life
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- DuracellBattery manufacturer
- EnergizerBattery manufacturer with rabbit
AA · AAA · disposable · zinc · anode · cathode · electrolyte · power · remote · flashlight
aggregate
Combined sum total
- expansionIncrease in scope
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
deterioration · cement · swelling · durability · structural · mitigation · reactive · deleterious · supplementary
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- Arabic loanwordsalgebra, algorithm, alcohol, alchemy, almanac
- chemistryatom, atoms, organic chemistry, molecule, chemistry
- neutralizersantacid, antidote, buffer, base, counteragent
- construction chemicalsadmixtures, plasticizers, accelerators, retarders, sealants
- pH BalancepH, acid, base, buffer, bicarbonate
alkaliacid
Low-pH chemical compound
hydrochloric acid · sulfuric acid · acetic acid · citric acid · vinegar
- alkaline solutionBasic aqueous mixture
- alkaline batteriesNon-rechargeable electrochemical power sources
- alkali burnsWounds from basic substances
- alkaline waterWater above pH seven
- alkaline batteryDisposable electrochemical power source
- alkaline dietEating plan emphasizing basic foods
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