noun
- Plural of antalkali; substances that counteract or neutralize the effects of alkalis.
Usage: archaic or technical; rarely used in modern chemistry; largely superseded by 'acids' or 'neutralizing agents'
Examples
- Early chemists used antalkalis to balance the properties of strong alkaline solutions.
- The term antalkalis appears in historical texts on acid-base chemistry.
- Modern laboratories prefer the term 'acids' rather than antalkalis when describing neutralizing agents.