terms:alkaline
(1) Having the properties of a base.
(2) Containing sodium and/or potassium in excess of the amount needed to form feldspar with the available silica; e.g., an alkaline rock-in this sense sometimes written alkalic.
(3) Containing ions of one or more alkali metals.
(4) Waters containing more than average amounts of carbonates of sodium, potassium, magnesium, or calcium.
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