alkaline
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- alk. (abbreviation)
Etymology edit
First attested in 1677. From alkali + -ine, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæl.kəl.aɪn/
- (US) enPR: ălˈkəlīn, IPA(key): /ˈæl.kə.laɪn/
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Adjective edit
alkaline (comparative more alkaline, superlative most alkaline)
- Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
- 1913, James Campbell Brown, A History of Chemistry from the Earliest Times, page 279:
- [Joseph Black's] experiments on magnesia alba, quick lime, and other alkaline substances proved that "fixed air" is given off when limestone is burned, and that the same loss is incurred when it is dissolved in muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid).
- (chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.
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of or relating to an alkali
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having a pH greater than 7
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Noun edit
alkaline (plural alkalines)
- An alkaline battery.
Further reading edit
- “alkaline”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Italian edit
Adjective edit
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