alkalimetry

[ALKALIMETER.] The measurement of the amount of alkali contained in caustic soda or potash, and of carbonates of the alkalies in a commercial sample, by means of a standard acid solution. (See Watts's Dict. Chem.) al-kal-ine, a . [Eng. alkali ; ine. In Fr. alcalin; Sp. alkali no ; Port. & Ital. alcalino .] Having the properties of an alkali. an alkaline state."-Arbuthnot. An alkaline substance has a soapy taste, turns reddened litmus paper blue, gives a brown colour to turmeric paper, neutralises acids, di olves organic matter, and forms soaps with fats. The alkaline metals are pota ium, sodium, lithium, cæsium, and rubidium; the metals of the alkaline earths are calcium, strontium, and barium.