“alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone”
- Synonyms:
- alkalic
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alcalescent, alkalescent
tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline
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basic
of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
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base-forming
yielding a base in aqueous solution
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saltlike
resembling a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal
- Antonyms:
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acidic
being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)
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amphiprotic, amphoteric
having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either
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acid
having the characteristics of an acid
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acid-forming
yielding an acid in aqueous solution
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