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Take As An Antacid Baking soda is very alkaline and can be used to neutralize stomach acid on occasion.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Success is dependent on being planted in sunny locations with moist, well-drained, and neutral to slightly alkaline pH soils.
—Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Baking soda is alkaline, so washing herbs in baking soda destroys vitamin C.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
The baths here contain either ground water from Mount Fuji, consisting of snowmelt from the summit filtered through layers of volcanic rock, or naturally alkaline onsen spring waters that emerge from underground at high temperatures.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Success is dependent on being planted in sunny locations with moist, well-drained, and neutral to slightly alkaline pH soils.
—Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Baking soda is alkaline, so washing herbs in baking soda destroys vitamin C.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
The baths here contain either ground water from Mount Fuji, consisting of snowmelt from the summit filtered through layers of volcanic rock, or naturally alkaline onsen spring waters that emerge from underground at high temperatures.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Alkaline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alkaline. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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alkaline
adjective
al·ka·line
ˈal-kə-lən 
-ˌlīn
-ˌlīn
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an alkali : basic
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