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John Yamamoto-Wilson wrote:
>cc wrote:
>
>> What about the crystals to make alkaline water sold in pharmacy or in
>> Chinese grocery store ?
>
>I'll give it a try. Can you tell me what it's called in Japanese?

"Kasei so-da" -- i.e. NaOH, sodium hydroxide.  Quite dangerous stuff,
if not handled properly.

http://www007.upp.so-net.ne.jp/haruekobo/sodatopic.html

Pam