How to Use alkali in a Sentence

alkali

noun

• In this case, bleach and alkali can be used to break the molecules down.
  — Simon Cotton, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2018
• And the alkali mariposa lily and ash meadows blazing star are among the plants that grow only along this river.
  — Jim Robbins, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2017
• In northwestern South Africa, near the border with Namibia, the dry lake has an alkali playa, or baked mud, surface and has been painstakingly cleared of all rocks.
  — Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2019
• Despite its water being three times saltier than the ocean, the lake supports throngs of migrating birds that feed on teeming alkali flies and brine shrimp.
  — Doug Hansen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2019
• Named for the white alkali deposits left by floodwaters, that storied neighborhood rode the capital’s fortunes through good times and bad.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 6 Sep. 2017
• In a process called saponification, an alkali is used to cause changes in animal or vegetable fats, leaving behind soap and glycerol.
  — C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018
• Baking soda is a mild alkali that's effective at dissolving dirt and grease.
  — Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022
• If the alkali is sodium hydroxide, the result is a hard soap, relatively difficult to dissolve.
  — C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018
• Second, if possible, choose natural cocoa over Dutch processed cocoa, which is treated with an alkali, a compound that neutralizes acid.
  — Lisa Drayer, CNN, 8 Mar. 2018
• Its widespread adoption could increase production at industrial chlor-alkali plants, which are known to emit mercury and other pollutants.
  — Emily Atkin, WIRED, 17 June 2018
• Many of these cleaners contain corrosive alkalis, which can have grave effects on your gastrointestinal track and respiratory system if inhaled and can be deadly if swallowed.
  — Lindsey Campbell, House Beautiful, 15 Feb. 2019
• According to one report on recent cases of milk-alkali syndrome, the question is almost impossible to answer for the general population.
  — Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science, 28 May 2018
• Don’t use cleaners containing acid, alkali or sodium hypochlorite that will mar, etch, corrode and permanently discolor the laminate surface, says the Formica company.
  — oregonlive, 28 May 2020
• Many of these cleaners contain corrosive alkalis, which can have grave effects on your gastrointestinal track and respiratory system if inhaled or ingested.
  — Lindsey Campbell, House Beautiful, 30 July 2014
• Altogether, an industry analyst has estimated the Gulf region produces 40 percent of the country’s chlor-alkali and vinyl and about 60 percent of the country’s ethylene, polyethylene, and polypropylene.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2017

Last Updated: 25 Jul 2024