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alkali

[al-kuh-lahy] / ˈæl kəˌlaɪ /
NOUN
soluble base; opposite of an acid
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Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali Baba ordered an investigation into the incident.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2023

Both Mr. Omotoso and the inspector general of police, Usman Alkali Baba, said that anyone found liable would face prosecution.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2021

In the nineteenth century, governments enacted laws to limit pollution, such as the UK Alkali Act of 1863 and a series of regional ordinances across continental Europe.

From Nature • Aug. 30, 2020

Alkali metal hydrogen carbonates such as NaHCO3 and CsHCO3 form by saturating a solution of the hydroxides with carbon dioxide.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

We'll say Alkali Lake is a railway station where lots go begging at a hundred dollars each.

From The Cow Puncher by Stead, Robert J. C.




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