nonalkaline
Below seven pH
Nonalkaline describes substances that are not alkaline—that is, not basic on the pH scale.
Something nonalkaline may be acidic or neutral: nonalkaline soil, nonalkaline batteries.
The term appears most often in technical contexts like chemistry, gardening, and product labeling.
Below neutral pH
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
- sourSharp, biting taste
- tartSharp-flavored small pie
- vinegarAcidic cooking liquid
citrus · lemon · lime · pH · acidify · acidosis · acidity · fermentation
Not favoring any side
- waterClear essential liquid
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- equilibriumState of balance
- neutralizationCanceling opposing forces
salt · solution · precipitate · sediment · solvent · dilution · filtration · distillation
Measure of solution acidity
- pH scaleAcidity measurement range
- pH meterInstrument measuring acidity levels
- litmusAcid-base indicator dye
- indicatorSign revealing status
titration · testing · measurement · hydrogen ion · concentration · calibration · electrode · phenolphthalein
Destroys by chemical action
- reactiveTending to respond
- oxidizingCombining with oxygen
- redoxElectron transfer chemistry
- volatileLiable to sudden change
exothermic · unstable · caustic · etching · dissolving · degradation · erosion · leaching
acidic
Below neutral pH
vinegar · citrus · lemon · lime · pH · acidify · acidosis · acidity · fermentation · lactic
neutral
Not favoring any side
- waterClear essential liquid
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- equilibriumState of balance
neutralization · salt · solution · precipitate · sediment · solvent · dilution · filtration · distillation · purification
pH
Measure of solution acidity
- pH scaleAcidity measurement range
- pH meterInstrument measuring acidity levels
- litmusAcid-base indicator dye
indicator · titration · testing · measurement · hydrogen ion · concentration · calibration · electrode · phenolphthalein
corrosive
Destroys by chemical action
volatile · exothermic · unstable · caustic · etching · dissolving · degradation · erosion · leaching · oxidation