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Definition of Alkalic
1. Adjective. Relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7. "Alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Similar to: Alcalescent, Alkalescent, Basic, Base-forming, Saltlike
Derivative terms: Alkali, Alkalinity
Antonyms: Acidic, Amphoteric
Definition of Alkalic
1. Adjective. (geology of a rock) Containing a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alkalic
1. alkali [adj] - See also: alkali
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alkalic
Literary usage of Alkalic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Igneous Rocks: Composition, Texture and Classification, Description and by Joseph Paxson Iddings (1913)
"1 it appears that the amount of normative quartz decreases as the alkalic character
of the feldspars decreases, or as the calcic character increases. ..."
2. Introduction to the Study of Igneous Rocks by George Irving Finlay (1913)
"alkalic Trachytes; and 2. Calci- alkalic Trachytes. ... Riebeckite Trachyte so
named from their prominent dark silicates, are soda-rich alkalic trachytes. ..."
3. The Canadian Journal of Industry, Science and Art by Canadian Institute (1849-1914). (1858)
"300,) has objected Kb this process, that the alkalic arsenite when in solution
is liable to oxidation, and that by exposure to the air a notable quantity of ..."
4. Lavas of Hawaii and Their Relations by Whitman Cross (1915)
"A notable number of Hawaiian types, including older lavas of Kilauea and three
of the more alkalic rocks, find analogues in Sardinia. ..."
5. A Text-book of Geology: For Use in Universities, Colleges, Schools of by Louis Valentine Pirsson, Charles Schuchert (1915)
"Lavas of the first class on cooling and solidifying may crystallize into a mass
of mineral grains composed chiefly of alkalic-feldspar,* often with quartz, ..."
6. Rocks and Rock Minerals: A Manual of the Elements of Petrology Without the by Louis Valentine Pirsson (1908)
"If the latter is predominantly an alkalic feldspar, without lime, the rock is
called a syenite, as above, but if it is a lime- soda feldspar or plagioclase ..."
7. Rocks and Rock Minerals: A Manual of the Elements of Petrology Without the by Louis Valentine Pirsson (1913)
"If the latter is predominantly an alkalic feldspar, without lime, the rock is
called a syenite, as above, but if it is a lime- soda feldspar or plagioclase ..."
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