alkalic
- a relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7
alkaline
- a relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7
alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone
alkaline-loving
- a thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7)
all
- a quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
we sat up all night
ate all the food
all men are mortal
all parties are welcome - s completely given to or absorbed by
became all attention - r to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
a totally new situation
the directions were all wrong
all-embracing
- s broad in scope or content
an all-embracing definition
all-fired
- s extreme; used as an intensifier
why is he in such an all-fired hurry? - r extremely
Why are you so all-fired aggressive?
all-important
- s of the greatest importance
the all-important subject of disarmament