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alkaline air

alkaline air noun: ammonia.

Noun

alkaline air (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Ammonia.
    • Private individuals in England, France, and Italy knew of Priestley's discovery before he made it public with a paper on alkaline air read to the Royal Society on 3 March 1774.2004, Robert E Schofield, The Enlightened Joseph Priestley, Pennsylvania State University, published 2004, page 94

Questions about alkaline air

What does alkaline air mean?
Alkaline air means ammonia.
What part of speech is alkaline air?
Alkaline air is a noun.

Words near alkaline air in the dictionary

  1. alkalimetrical
  2. alkalimetrically
  3. alkalimetries
  4. alkalimetry
  5. alkaline
  6. alkaline air
  7. alkaline batteries
  8. alkaline battery
  9. alkaline earth
  10. alkaline earth metal
  11. alkaline earth metals

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