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the opposite of acidic, and far less likely to dissolve your insides.
means Describes a substance with a pH above 7 — basic rather than acidic, and capable of neutralizing acids.
from From 'alkali,' which comes via Medieval Latin from Arabic 'al-qili,' meaning 'the ashes' — specifically the ashes of saltwort and other plants that early chemists burned to extract a soapy, soda-like substance. The '-ine' suffix, common in chemistry, turns the noun into an adjective. So every time you say 'alkaline,' you're quietly invoking a heap of burnt desert plants and the Arabic alchemists who studied them.
- pH range
- Anything above 7 on the scale
- slippery feel
- Soapy slickness comes from dissolving your skin's oils
- battery namesake
- Powers your gadgets via potassium hydroxide reactions
- diet myth
- Your blood pH ignores whatever food you eat
- ocean stakes
- Falling seawater alkalinity threatens shell-building creatures
dead sea — body of water with ph around 8.15, salinity 34.2%, between israel and jordan
mono lake — california alkaline lake with ph 9.8-10, soda ash deposited by evaporation
lake van — turkey's largest lake, ph 9.6-10.2 due to volcanic minerals and soda deposits