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Definition of Alkali poisoning
1. Noun. Poisoning resulting from the ingestion of an alkali compound (as lye or ammonia).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alkali Poisoning
Literary usage of Alkali poisoning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Treatment of Internal Diseases: For Physicians and Students by Norbert Ortner, Nathaniel Bowditch Potter (1913)
"alkali poisoning.—In alkali poisoning it is essential to know how much time has
elapsed since ingestion of the poison. On account of the strongly ..."
2. Diseases of the digestive organs: With Special Reference to Their Diagnosis by Charles Dettie Aaron (1921)
"In alkali poisoning, diluted acetic or citric acid is given in iced water.
These remedies must, of course, be given immediately after the poisoning, ..."