alkaline
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More interesting for Bott than the climate benefit is the way calcium carbonate makes water more alkaline.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The process - called alkaline hydrolysis - will offer families a third option instead of burial or traditional cremation.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Darkness clings to the sky as thousands of bikers zoom across a dusty alkaline flat in search of a sunrise set, hoping to outpace the gash of periwinkle light bleeding over the horizon.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025
Here, gut cells release the alkaline bicarbonate that neutralizes the stomach acid, and it is here that nutrients are absorbed.
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024
When the soil is too alkaline, which can be thought of as being too sweet, you need to add sulfur.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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Chemistry - High School
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Chemistry - Middle School
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