alkalic

English

Etymology

From alkali +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ælˈkælɪk/

Adjective

alkalic (comparative more alkalic, superlative most alkalic)

1. (geology, of a rock) Containing a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline.
   • 2004, Peter Morrison Vitousek, Nutrient Cycling and Limitation: Hawai'i as a Model System‎^[1], →ISBN, page 12:

     This rejuvenation-stage or post-erosional volcanism produces lava even more alkalic than late-stage volcanism.

Derived terms

• nonalkalic

See also

• Igneous rock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia