alkaline

Example Sentences

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But as aqueduct inflows washed over the playa, they dissolved alkaline minerals there, creating a vast corrosive brine pool that could ruin some of the dust control projects, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

Addressing alkaline soil requires products like sphagnum peat, elemental sulfur, aluminum sulfate, iron sulfate, acidifying nitrogen, and organic mulches, according to Grove Collaborative.

From Seattle Times

But ash is alkaline, so if your soil is already alkaline, don’t add ash except where you want higher alkalinity.

From Washington Post

Stainless steel doesn’t react with either acidic or alkaline food, so you can safely use it to cook anything.

From Washington Post

On the Orkney Islands, north of Scotland, Saladino encounters a barley that bends rather than breaks in the area’s harsh winds and thrives in sandy, alkaline soil.

From New York Times