noun:a substance that has a bitter taste and that forms a salt when mixed with an acid
noun:a soluble salt obtained from the ashes of plants and consisting largely of potassium or sodium carbonate
Examples
smaller amounts of 'alkali'
strong 'alkalis'
Movie quotes
(..) but it's mostly rocks. Plant things. Nothing will grow but weeds. What makes you think it's up? Is there sulfur around? Or alkali deposits? Alkali nearby. I don't know sulfur. Is that your son? Yes. -Hi. -Hi. (..)