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Alkali

[n] 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"
[n] a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture


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