BLACK ALKALI

Definition: BLACK ALKALI

BLACK ALKALI

1. Which may be any alkaline carbonate, but which practically consists of sodium carbonate (sal soda), which is highly corrosive and destructive to vegetation; and white alkali , characterized by the presence of sodium sulphate (Glauber's salt), which is less injurious to vegetation. Black alkali is so called because water containing it dissolves humus, forming a dark-colored solution which, when it collects in puddles and evaporates, produces characteristic black spots.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Specialty Definitions: BLACK ALKALI

Domain	Definitions
Mining	An old term for an alkali soil whose sodium tends to disperse organicmatter and give a black color. CF:white alkali. (references)
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Anagrams: BLACK ALKALI

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-c-i-k-k-l-l-l"
	-3 letters: kickball.
	-4 letters: alkalic.
	-5 letters: alkali, cabala, kabaka, kabala, labial, laical.
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