alkaline
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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
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 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
In between, the body and brain are depleted of fluids and serotonin, while everything you bring collects a layer of corrosive alkaline dust that follows you home.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 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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