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alkaline

[al-kuh-lahyn, -lin] / ˈæl kəˌlaɪn, -lɪn /
ADJECTIVE
being basic, not acid (chemically)
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“When the Emperor Was Divine” takes place in Utah, in “a city of tar-paper barracks behind a barbed-wire fence on a dusty alkaline plain.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 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

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

From BBC • Feb. 18, 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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