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53:23 · A sign for alkali or lye used in alchemy and early chemistry. Alkali were the hydroxides of alkaline metals such as sodium and potassium (e.g. soda, or sodium hydroxide).
    The sign 53:23 was also used to represent ammoniac.
    A synonymous sign for lye was 40:22.

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