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alkaline

adjective as in being basic, not acid (chemically)

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The process uses hot water mixed with an alkaline lye solution, so it’s more environmentally friendly than standard cremation, and usually more expensive.

He said that the DMK alkaline washes have been so effective that his scars have softened in his arm and nearly faded on his chest.

The alkaline water with rich mineral composition is the only natural hot spring that flows directly into a building left uncapped in central Los Angeles.

The best remedy for high pH, Wallace said, is to add gypsum to your soil and avoid things that can make the soil more alkaline, such as crushed concrete.

The liquid is believed to be a type of home-made chilli spray with no strong acid or alkaline ingredients, police added.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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