n.;
Fixed alkalies,
Vegetable alkalies.
Volatile alkali,
adj.
a. [ Cf. F. alcalifiable. ] Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali. [ 1913 Webster ]
. A sterile plain, containing an excess of alkali, at the bottom of an undrained basin in an arid region; a playa. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. t.
v. i. To become changed into an alkali. [ 1913 Webster ]
. Any one of the univalent metals of group I of the periodic table of the elements, including lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium. The hydroxides of these metals are soluble in water and form strongly basic solutions. [ PJC. ]
n. [ Alkali + -meter. cf. F. alcalimètre. ] An instrument to ascertain the strength of alkalies, or the quantity of alkali in a mixture. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. alcalimètrie. ] (Chem.) The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures. [ 1913 Webster ]