alkaliferousadj.
/alkəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ælkəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/ Now rare.
Containing or yielding alkali.
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1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 384 Even if the Andes..did bear kali or some other imaginary alkaliferous vegetables, How could could the sea acquire this alkali?
1875 T. S. Hunt Chem. & Geol. Ess. i. 5 The presence of alkaliferous silicates like the feldspars in crystalline limestones.
1920 U.S. Patent 1,344,830 4/1 In an advantageous embodiment of my process using such highly alkaliferous rocks..I may treat the material with ammonia and ammonia salts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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