首页英语词典alkalialkali英英释意

alkali

英 ['ælkəlaɪ] 美['ælkə'lai]
  • n. 碱;可溶性无机盐
  • adj. 碱性的
  • n. (Alkali)人名;(冈、乍、尼日利)阿尔卡利

英英释意


1. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water;
"bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
2. a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture