Alkali: m. (Quim. ) It is said be of hydroxides and carbonates of sodium and potassium ( caustic soda, bicarbonate of soda, Caustic Potash, etc. ). Neutralize acids forming salts that blue red litmus paper and communicate the soapy quality to their aqueous solutions. Alkali neutralizes acids by the own antagonist properties the of latter.
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