From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Chemistryalkalial‧ka‧li /ˈælkəlaɪ/ noun [countable, uncountable]HCa substance that forms a chemicalsalt when combined with an acid → acidExamples from the Corpusalkali• Amines can be prepared by heating and alkyl ammonium salt with an alkali.• When an acid and alkalireact together the result is a salt and water.• A different alkali would have been used for the manufacture of later sodaglasses.• Electron microprobe elementmaps show the distribution and quantity of alkalifeldspar in the fine-grained groundmass of the alteredbasalts.• By 1880 he was recognized as an internationalauthority on alkali manufacture.• This is consistent with glass technology at the time-the principalalkali used was also soda.• In 1895 he entered the alkali business.Originalkali(1300-1400)Medieval LatinArabical-qili“the ashes (of a particular plant from which a type of alkali was obtained)”
