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alkaline

adjective as in being basic, not acid (chemically)

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White bones of fallen equines rest in the alkaline meadows.

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The process uses hot water mixed with an alkaline lye solution, so it’s more environmentally friendly than standard cremation, and usually more expensive.

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He said that the DMK alkaline washes have been so effective that his scars have softened in his arm and nearly faded on his chest.

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The alkaline water with rich mineral composition is the only natural hot spring that flows directly into a building left uncapped in central Los Angeles.

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The best remedy for high pH, Wallace said, is to add gypsum to your soil and avoid things that can make the soil more alkaline, such as crushed concrete.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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