English-Hungarian translations for alkali

• alkáli
• lúg
  A veszélyes hulladékok kritériumait feltétlenül tisztáznunk kell olyan módon, hogy a magas lúgtartalomnak vagy a magas pH-értéknek is ezek közé kell tartoznia. The criteria for hazardous waste definitely need to be clarified, in such a way that high alkaline levels, or high pH values, are made one of them.

Definition of alkali

• One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue
• Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters

Related words

• alkaline
• alkalinity
• alkaliweed
• alkaligrass
• alkaliphile
• alkaliphilic
• alkalize
• alkalimeter
• alkalify