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Answer for the clue "Things that cover all the bases? ", 7 letters:
alkalis

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alkali \Al"ka*li\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Alkalis or Alkalies . [F. alcali, ultimately fr. Ar. alqal[=i] ashes of the plant saltwort, fr. qalay to roast in a pan, fry.] Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc. (Chem.) One of a class of caustic bases, such ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (plural of alkali English) n. (plural of alkali English)

Usage examples of alkalis.

A total of sixteen known carcinogens, fourteen alkalis, and numerous other compounds with known biological activity are included in the four thousand plus compounds.

Robert Bronsky's report on the composition of cigarette smoke-the more than four thousand compounds, the sixteen known carcinogens, the fourteen alkalis, the irritants, and all that other stuff.

Huge baths and vats and crucibles for the various acids and alkalis and other processes used in treating the ore stood at various points.

I used eggshells, sulfur, vitriol, arsenic, sal ammoniac, quartz, alkalis, oxides of rock, saltpeter, soda, salt of tartar, and potash alum.