ALKALINE

AL'KALINE, adjective Having the properties of alkali.

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alkaline. Alkaline, a. having the qualities of alkali

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Al″ka‐line (?; 277), a. [[Cf. F. alcalin.]] Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali. Alkaline earths, certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies. — Alkaline metals, potassium, sodium, cæsium, lithium, rubidium. — Alkaline reaction, a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by the action on limits, turmeric, etc.