How to Use alkaline in a Sentence

alkaline

adjective
Definition of alkalinenext
  • The smell of bleach was an alkaline sting in the back of his throat and on the lids of his eyes.
    — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2018
  • Do not use ash if your soil pH is alkaline (more than 7.0).
    — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • If the soil is very alkaline‚ over 8.0‚ lower the pH by adding sulfur.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 30 May 2017
  • If the soil is very alkaline—over 8.0—lower the pH by adding sulfur.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 8 July 2019
  • Was the presence of a limestone wall making the soil too alkaline for their taste?
    — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2019
  • What is the story on those types that are growing in alkaline soils?
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 12 Mar. 2020
  • In alkaline soils, such as those on the south shore, the aluminum ions are not available and flower heads tend to be pink.
    — NOLA.com, 19 May 2017
  • The soil pH affects the flower color with more blue in acidic soils and pink in slightly acidic to alkaline soils.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2017
  • Aluminum ions are most available in soils that are acidic and are less available where soils are alkaline.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The alkaline electric diet is foods that create the least amount of mucus.
    — Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • That’s why dogwoods and loblolly pines from East Texas don’t survive in our alkaline black clays here in the Metroplex.
    — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 21 Dec. 2017
  • My Heucheras may have been bred to tolerate more alkaline soil.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 11 Apr. 2018
  • To entangle all the atoms, the scientists used strong heat in an alkaline vapor cloud.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 June 2020
  • Acidic soils such as near pine or redwood trees produce blue flowers; alkaline soils (such as heavy clay) prompt the flowers to be pink.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 30 June 2017
  • Inside the factory, the air is steamy from warm baths of alkaline water in which bushels of kozo — the stems of mulberry trees — are soaked.
    — Oliver Whang, New York Times, 5 May 2020
  • More acidic soil, which has a lower pH, yields blue flowers, and alkaline soil, which has a higher pH, yields pink flowers.
    — Michele Petry, House Beautiful, 18 Apr. 2019
  • Please note urinary pH is not and indicator of whether your blood is alkaline or acidic.
    — Steven MacAri, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 June 2015
  • There are some stores in Detroit that sell nothing but alkaline water.
    — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2020
  • The discharge was found to be alkaline and not as prone to carrying heavy metals, which can occur with acidic mine drainage, Sherlock said.
    — Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 May 2021
  • But copper reacts with acidic food and aluminum with alkaline foods.
    — Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Stick with cleaners that have a neutral pH (seven) or are alkaline (above seven).
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 July 2019
  • Today, the alkaline mineral water, discovered in 1882 by one of the city’s founders, Capt.
    — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • How to change the color of hydrangeas: In areas with alkaline soils, like the south shore, hydrangeas tend to produce flowers that are pink or pinkish-lavender.
    — NOLA.com, 17 Feb. 2018
  • So Halámek and his team focused on levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), an enzyme found in blood, to determine age.
    — National Geographic, 29 June 2016
  • That’s because volcanic rocks are alkaline and react to the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
    — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 16 Dec. 2019
  • There are cheaper places to camp around the area, but WellSprings camping includes a swim in the 103-degree naturally alkaline pool free of charge.
    — Joe Jackson, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2018
  • Ionic could change that equation with an alkaline battery the company said could be recharged hundreds of times.
    — John Markoff, The Seattle Times, 3 Aug. 2017
  • The space is dark, moody, and relaxed, and each of the small, individual rooms offers a jug of filtered, ionized, and alkaline water.
    — Kelly Conaboy, The Atlantic, 1 June 2017
  • The flowers on this mophead are bicolored with white and either deep blue—in acidic soil—or magenta in more alkaline soil.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Our Colorado soil is high in pH also high is alkaline and salt, so these products increase the problem of salinity.
    — Colleen Smith, The Denver Post, 5 May 2017

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