alkalic

[ al-kal-ik ]
/ ælˈkæl ɪk /

adjective Geology.

(of igneous rock) containing a relatively high percentage of sodium and potassium alkali.

Origin of alkalic

1725–35, in sense “alkaline;” alkal(i) + -ic

Words nearby alkalic

alkali metaprotein, alkali reserve, alkali rock, alkali soil, alkali-loving, alkalic, alkalify, alkalimeter, alkalimetry, alkaline, alkaline earth

Example sentences from the Web for alkalic

  • The tool N was used in refining their alkalic salts, and served to take off the salt as crystallized in course of its manufacture.

    Reminiscences of Glass-making |Deming Jarves

British Dictionary definitions for alkalic

alkalic
/ (ælˈkælɪk) /

adjective

(of igneous rocks) containing large amounts of alkalis, esp sodium and potassium
another word for alkaline