英语释义
1. a soluble salt obtained from the ashes of plants and consisting largely of potassium or sodium carbonate broadly a substance (such as a hydroxide or carbonate of an alkali metal) having marked basic properties — compare base sense 6a
2. alkali metal
3. a soluble salt or a mixture of soluble salts present in some soils of arid regions in quantity detrimental to agriculture
4. a substance that has a bitter taste and that forms a salt when mixed with an acid
5. a substance that has a bitter taste and reacts with an acid to form a salt base
6. a salt or a mixture of salts sometimes found in large amounts in the soil of dry regions
7. a substance (as a hydroxide or carbonate of an alkali metal) having marked basic properties — compare base