alkali

Lithium is an alkali metal, not a rare-earth element, so it's not such a good example.

It is distinct from free base cocaine, commonly known as 'crack', which is made by stripping the hydrochloride ion using a strong alkali.

Desert sand particles are too fine, alkali content is too high, and is generally full of contaminants.

Now I'm left with one more dilemma added to good vs. bad cholesterol, omega-3 vs. omega-6, natural vs. alkali-processed cocoa, etc.

So you climb back up a row and it looks like carbon, nitrogen, boron ... those are going to do your heavy lifting when you need multiple bonds, with hydrogen, oxygen, and the halogens or alkali metals somewhere on the outside.

However...> Most methods of processing cocoa remove many of the flavanols found in the raw plant...I wonder if this is related to the so-called "Dutch process" or alkali processed chocolate?You can buy non-dutch cocoa that contains more of the original ingredients of the beans.

Heck there isn't even a consensus how frequently should you shampoo your hair.> Only the fresh-squeezed juice of a lemon, Sunkist offers helpfully, “cuts the alkali in the soap and leaves the hair really clean.”I distinctly remember hearing this sort of advice in my school's grapevine just around the time we were going through adolescence[1] and just getting conscious about how we look.