saltlike


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Adj.1.saltlike - resembling a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal
alkalic, alkaline - relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"
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Unscrew the cap and until it was evaporated to saltlike residue.
Characteristics of genetic mineralogy of pyrite and quartz and their indicating significance in the Gaosongshan Gold Deposit, Heilongjiang Province, NE China/Caracteristicas de mineralogia genetica de piritas y cuarzos y su importancia en el yacimiento aurifero de Gaosongshan, Provincia de Heilongjiang, al noreste de China
Saltburn The Anglo-Saxons settled here and named a local stream "Sealt-Burna" - the salty stream, either from its salt water or because of the saltlike alum found in the vicinity.
A sense of place
It's the first stable form of boron to be experimentally confirmed, and the first ionic, saltlike solid scientists have found that's made from a single element.
Boron's stable form

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