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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Alkali \Al"ka*li\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Alkalis or Alkalies. [F.
     alcali, ultimately fr. Ar. alqal[=i] ashes of the plant
     saltwort, fr. qalay to roast in a pan, fry.]
     1. Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Chem.) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda,
        potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing
        peculiarities are solubility 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained
        in soils of natural waters. [Western U. S.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Fixed alkalies, potash and soda.
  
     Vegetable alkalies. Same as Alkaloids.
  
     Volatile alkali, ammonia, so called in distinction from the
        fixed alkalies.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Alkali \Al"ka*li\, n.
     Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in
     soils of natural waters. [Western U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Alkali \Al"ka*li\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Alkalis or Alkalies. [F.
     alcali, ultimately fr. Ar. alqal[=i] ashes of the plant
     saltwort, fr. qalay to roast in a pan, fry.]
     1. Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc.
  
     2. (Chem.) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda,
        potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing
        peculiarities are solubility 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.
  
     Fixed alkalies, potash and soda.
  
     Vegetable alkalies. Same as Alkaloids.
  
     Volatile alkali, ammonia, so called in distinction from the
        fixed alkalies.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  alkali
       n 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" [syn: base]
       2: a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some
          bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
       [also: alkalies (pl)]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  alkali
     Danish n.
     (lb da chemistry) an (l en alkali)
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl chemistry) (l en alkali)
     Hausa n.
     (alt form ha alƙali)
     n.
     (lb en chemistry) One of a class of caustic base, 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.
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (lb nn chemistry) an (l en alkali)
     Swahili n.
     #English
     Turkish n.
     (rfdef: tr)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Alkali
     German n.
     n (lb de inorganic chemistry) alkali

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  alkali
     n.
     (lb en chemistry) One of a class of caustic base, 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.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  alkali
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl chemistry) (l en alkali)
     Finnish n.
     (lb fi chemistry) (synonym of fi emäs).
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (lb nb chemistry) an (l en alkali)
     Polish n.
     (obs form pl alkalia)
     Turkish n.
     (rfdef: tr)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Alkali
     German n.
     n (lb de inorganic chemistry) alkali

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  alkali
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl chemistry) (l en alkali)
     Finnish n.
     (lb fi chemistry) (synonym of fi emäs).
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (lb nb chemistry) an (l en alkali)
     Polish n.
     (obs form pl alkalia)
     Turkish n.
     (rfdef: tr)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Alkali
     German n.
     n (lb de inorganic chemistry) alkali

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  alkali
     n.
     (yhteys kemia k=fi) yleisesti emäs, erit. minkä tahansa vahvan emäs
  vesiliuos

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]

  alkali
     n.
     (yhteys kemia k=fi) yleisesti emäs, erit. minkä tahansa vahvan emäs
  vesiliuos

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  alkali
     n.
     (tagg: kemi) lösliga baser; ''stavningsvariant av'' alkalie

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  alkali
     n.
     (tagg: kemi) lösliga baser; ''stavningsvariant av'' alkalie

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Alkali /ˈalkalˌiː/ 
  alkali 
     Synonym: Laugensalz
  

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  Alkali /ˈalkalˌiː/
  alkali, loogzout

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:deu-por ]

  Alkali /ˈalkalˌiː/
  álcali

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Alkali /ˈalkəlˌaɪ/
  القلويّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  alkali //ˈæl.kəˌlaɪ// 
  основа
  class of caustic bases

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  alkali /ˈalkəlˌaɪ/
   [eko] alkalie

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  alkali /ˈalkəlˌaɪ/
   [chem] zásada

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  alkali /ˈalkəlˌaɪ/
  alkálie

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  alkali /ˈalkəlˌaɪ/
  Alkali , Laugensalz  [chem.]

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  alkali /ˈalkəlˌaɪ/
  
  άλκαλι

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  alkali //ˈæl.kəˌlaɪ// 
  alkali, emäs
  class of caustic bases

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  alkali /ælkəlai/
  alcali

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  alkali /ˈalkəlˌaɪ/ 
  1. क्षार{खट्टापन हटाने का पदार्थ
        "Caustic soda is an alkali."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  alkali /ˈalkəlˌaɪ/
  alkalijski, alkalni, alkalno, lužina, lužnati

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  alkali /ˈalkəlˌaɪ/
  1. lúg
  2. alkáli
  3. alkália

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  alkali //ˈæl.kəˌlaɪ// 
  alkali
  class of caustic bases

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  alkali //ˈæl.kəˌlaɪ// 
  アルカリ
  class of caustic bases

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  alkali /ˈælkəlaɪ/ 
    zasada

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  alkali /ælkəlai/
  álcali

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  alkali //ˈæl.kəˌlaɪ// 
  alkali, alkalie
  class of caustic bases

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  alkali /ˈalkəlˌaɪ/
  1. (kim) alkali, kalevi. alkales'cent  alkalisi biraz fazla. alkaline  alkalik, kalevi.

From Nederlands-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-bul ]

  alkali /ˈɑlkaːlˌi/ 
  основа

From Dutch-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:nld-deu ]

  alkali /ɑlkali/
  Alkali, Laugensalz

From Nederlands-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-ell ]

  alkali /ˈɑlkaːlˌi/ 
  αλκαλίο

From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-eng ]

  alkali /ɑlkali/
  alkali

From Nederlands-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-fin ]

  alkali /ˈɑlkaːlˌi/ 
  alkali

From Nederlands-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-fra ]

  alkali /ɑlkali/
  alcali

From Nederlands-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:nld-lit ]

  alkali /ˈɑlkaːlˌi/ 
  šarmas

From Nederlands-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-pol ]

  alkali /ˈɑlkaːlˌi/ 
  alkalia

From Nederlands-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-por ]

  alkali /ˈɑlkaːlˌi/ 
  álcali

From Nederlands-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-rus ]

  alkali /ˈɑlkaːlˌi/ 
  щёлочь

From Nederlands-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-swe ]

  alkali /ˈɑlkaːlˌi/ 
  alkali

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  alkali
  alkali

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ˈʔalkɑli/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈæɫkəˌɫaɪ/

From IPA:fi :   [ IPA:fi ]

  

/ˈɑlkɑli/

From IPA:ma :   [ IPA:ma ]

  

/alkali/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "alkali":
     acid, acidity, agent, alkalinity, alloisomer, anion, antacid, atom,
     base, biochemical, cation, chemical, chemical element,
     chromoisomer, compound, copolymer, dimer, element, heavy chemicals,
     high polymer, homopolymer, hydracid, inorganic chemical, ion,
     isomer, macromolecule, metamer, molecule, monomer, neutralizer,
     nonacid, organic chemical, oxyacid, polymer, pseudoisomer, radical,
     reagent, sulfacid, trimer
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 碱;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 碱

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