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Meaning of Alkali | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈæl.kəˌlaɪ

Definitions

  1. One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving 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.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.
    US, Western, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans alkali
العربية القلويّ قلو قلوي قلي
Беларуская луг
Български осно́ва
Bosanski alkalij lug lužina луг основа
Català àlcali
Čeština alkalický alkálie zásada
Cymraeg alcali
Dansk alkali
Deutsch Alkali
Ελληνικά αλκάλιο κάλιο
Esperanto alkalo
Español álcali
فارسی شخار قلیا
Suomi alkali emäs
Français alcali alkali
Gaeilge alcaile
हिन्दी क्षार
Hrvatski alkalij lug lužina луг основа
Magyar alkáli lúg
Bahasa Indonesia alkali
Italiano alcali base
日本語 アルカリ 鹸 鹼
ქართული ტუტე
Қазақша сілті
한국어 알칼리
Bahasa Melayu alkali
Nederlands alkali
Polski alkalia alkaliczny
Português álcali
Română alcaliu
Русский щёлочь
Српски alkalij lug lužina луг основа
Svenska alkali alkalie bas
తెలుగు క్షారము
ไทย ด่าง
Türkçe alkali
Українська луг
Tiếng Việt kiếm

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

alkali basalt alkali bee alkali cellulose alkali feldspar alkali flat alkali fly

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