Hence the ashes of peat contain little or no vegetable alcali and are not used in the countries, where peat constitutes the fuel of the lower people, for the purpose of washing linen.
Of these perhaps a solution of alum is to be preferred, as it instantly takes away the stench from ulcers I suppose by combining with the volatile alcali which attends it.
Aerated solution of alcali should be taken internally, and balsam of copaiva, three or four times a day.
Wash the hands in lime water, or with a small quantity of volatile alcali in water.
Thirdly, by chemically destroying extraneous bodies, as caustic alcali, lime, mild alcaliin the stone.
Volatile or fixed alcali as a lotion on the spine, or essential oils.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "alcali" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
