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
The site's pH of 12 makes it one of the most alkaline environments ever documented, creating conditions that are exceptionally difficult for life to endure.
From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2025
The results were all over the map, but at least one finding was consistent: All but one of the properties showed evidence of high pH, or increased alkalinity, likely because ash is highly alkaline.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025
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
Vocabulary lists containing alkaline
Chemistry - High School
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Chemistry - Middle School
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