"Alkalimetry. ...The object of alkalimetrical operations is to determine the quantity of caustic alkali, or of carbona…"

"Alkali. (Arabic, al Kali.) A name applied to a well-defined class of bodies characterized by the following properties…"

"Alkali. Alkaline Earth. The class of alkalis is amongst the most antient in chemical science, and one which has stood…"

"The original application of the term alkali (which is of Arabian origin) was to express the acrid saline residue left…"

"Again, as the volatile ammoniacal salt most curable from most animal matter (also of great antiquity) was found to ag…"

"Of late years, some of the earths (especially s and strontian, which were unknown to antiquity) having been found to …"

"As it is but of little consequence which arrangement be adopted, provided an uniformity be observed, we have througho…"

"We shall now enumerate the properties usually described as belonging to alkalies, distinguishing how far they are pos…"

"The taste of an alkali is acrid, burning, and nauseous. It acts with so much energy and rapidity on the tongue, as to…"

"The proper fixed alkalies are of two kinds, the vegetable or ', and the mineral or soda; the latter is found often na…"