base, alkali
(noun) 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”
alkali
(noun) a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
Source: WordNet® 3.1
alkalies
plural of alkali
• alkalise
Source: Wiktionary
Al"ka*li, n.; pl. Alkalis or Alkalies. Etym: [F. alcali, ultimately fr. Ar. alqali ashes of the plant saltwort, fr. qalay to roast in a pan, fry.]
1. Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, ammoma, 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
