alkaline environment

collocation in English

meaningsofalkalineandenvironment

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alkaline
adjective
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/ˈæl.kəl.aɪn/us
/ˈæl.kəl.aɪn/
having an effect or chemical behaviour opposite to ...
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environment
noun
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/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/us
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/
the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and ...
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Oxidizing agents are usually hydrogen peroxide, and thealkalineenvironmentis usually provided by ammonia.
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The metal hydride material used for the negative electrode undergoes gradual corrosion in a strongalkalineenvironment.
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The mercury was incorporated into the zinc anode to inhibit corrosion in thealkalineenvironment.
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This positive fact probably contributes stronglyalkalineenvironmentheap leaching of pollutants.
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Here, fumes of ammonium hydroxide create an extremelyalkalineenvironment.
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Phyllosillicates require a water-rich,alkalineenvironmentto form.
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Thealkalineenvironmentincreases the amount of hemicellulose stripped from the reed matrix.
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As the name suggests, alkaline phosphatases are most effective in analkalineenvironment.
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Phyllosilicates require a water-rich,alkalineenvironmentto form.
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Analkalineenvironmentis provided by caustic being pumped into reactor on an intermittent, as needed basis.
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A slightlyalkalineenvironment, saturated with carbonate, with bicarbonate build-up may have led to highly localized calcium carbonate precipitation.
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In livestock farming, hydrated lime can be used as a disinfectant measure, producing a dry andalkalineenvironmentin which bacteria do not readily multiply.
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This highlyalkalineenvironmentis one in which the steel rebar is passivated and is protected from corrosion.
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This could overcome the problems of electrolyte leakage and carbonate precipitation, though still taking advantage of benefits of operating a fuel cell in analkalineenvironment.
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The aquifers had a highalkalineenvironment.
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In thealkalineenvironmentthe protein partially unfolds and is cut by other proteins, forming a toxin that paralyzes the insect's digestive system and forms holes in the gut wall.
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On the other hand, unusual conditions may result in passivation of materials that are normally unprotected, as thealkalineenvironmentof concrete does for steel rebar.
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This stability might help archaea to survive extreme temperatures and very acidic or alkaline environments.
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