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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7;
- Example: "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"
[syn: alkaline, alkalic]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Alkaline \Al"ka*line\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. alcalin.] Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali. [1913 Webster] Alkaline earths, certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies. Alkaline metals, potassium, sodium, c[ae]sium, lithium, rubidium. Alkaline reaction, a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by the action on limits, turmeric, etc. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

alkaline adj 1: relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone" [syn: alkaline, alkalic] [ant: acidic, amphiprotic, amphoteric]