Acid neutralizer Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Sunday, April 27, 2003 · 59-Down
Appeared in 7 New York Times Crosswords between September 1997 and March 2012.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · April 27, 2003 · 59-Down · 6 letters
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any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
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