ALCALESCENT Synonyms

• any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water

• a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture

• relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7

• natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants

• an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)

• acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)

• pertaining to or constituting a base or basis

• (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

• a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use

• reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality

• serving as a base or starting point

• of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base

• any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

• the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object

• harsh or corrosive in tone

• of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

• a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

• of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

• spitefully sarcastic

• turn basic and less acidic