alkali en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily)der. Medieval Latin alcalibor. French alcalibor. English alkali From French alcali, from Medieval Latin alcali, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes (in reference to ashes of the saltwort)”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
Alkalies may be defined as bodies which combine with acids so as to impair or neutralize their activity, and produce what are called salts. They are distinguished by properties the reverse of acids, and the two classes are generally looked upon as antagonist substances.
1846, editorial staff, “CHEMISTRY”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 2, Issue 13, page 102:
- (US, Western, countable, uncountable) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alkalies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| alkalis | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
acid (antonym(s) of “chemistry”)
Deriveds
alkali grass · superalkali · alkalious · alkali green · milk-alkali syndrome · alkalimetry · alkalify · alkaliferous · alkalibiont · alkali feldspar · alkaliproof · caustic wood alkali · alkali bee · caustic alkali · alkaline · chloralkali · alkalimetric · alkalization · alkalinogenic · antalkali · alkali metal · haloalkaliphilic · alkalosis · caustic volatile alkali · alkali basalt · alkaligrass · alkaliphile · alkalic · alkalibiontic · alkali cellulose · alkaligenous · alkalize · alkaligen · alkalescent · alkali fly · caustic marine alkali · alkalemia · alkali flat · alkalamide · bialkali · alkalimeter · alkalaemia
Descendants
Relateds
pH · alkalied · alkaloid · caustic
Synonyms
Translations (70)
sog ܘܝݍܬܪܝ (class of caustic bases) · ro alcaliu (class of caustic bases) · hy ալկալի (class of caustic bases) · eo alkalo (class of caustic bases) · pt álcali (class of caustic bases) · oc alcalí (class of caustic bases) · sv alkalie (class of caustic bases) · kmr qela (class of caustic bases) · nv łeeyáán (class of caustic bases) · te క్షారము (class of caustic bases) · fi alkali (class of caustic bases) · hu lúg (class of caustic bases) · sh baza (class of caustic bases) · et alkali (class of caustic bases) · ka ტუტე (class of caustic bases) · de Alkali (class of caustic bases) · os изгӕрт (class of caustic bases) · kmr qilê (class of caustic bases) · nn alkali (class of caustic bases) · ja アルカリ (class of caustic bases) · be луг (class of caustic bases) · it base (class of caustic bases) · fa شخار (class of caustic bases) · sh alkalije (class of caustic bases) · ar قَلَوِيّ (class of caustic bases) · fa قلیا (class of caustic bases) · kmr tift (class of caustic bases) · pl alkalia (class of caustic bases) · es álcali (class of caustic bases) · cmn 鹼 /碱 (class of caustic bases) · hu alkáli (class of caustic bases) · mk алкално (class of caustic bases) · af alkali (class of caustic bases) · sk alkálie (class of caustic bases) · sh база (class of caustic bases) · mi waipāhua (class of caustic bases) · ka ტუტემიწა (class of caustic bases) · be шчо́лач (class of caustic bases) · az qələvi (class of caustic bases) · it alcali (class of caustic bases) · ru щёлочь (class of caustic bases) · sv alkali (class of caustic bases) · cy alcali (class of caustic bases) · he אלקלי (class of caustic bases) · et leelis (class of caustic bases) · nl alkali (class of caustic bases) · id alkali (class of caustic bases) · tr alkali (class of caustic bases) · sl alkalija (class of caustic bases) · ko 알칼리 (class of caustic bases) · kk сілті (class of caustic bases) · ca àlcali (class of caustic bases) · da alkali (class of caustic bases) · lv sārmi (class of caustic bases) · fr alcali (class of caustic bases) · el αλκαλίο (class of caustic bases) · uk луг (class of caustic bases) · fi emäs (class of caustic bases) · or କ୍ଷାର (class of caustic bases) · bg основа (class of caustic bases) · ga alcaile (class of caustic bases) · km អាល់កាលី (class of caustic bases) · nb alkali (class of caustic bases) · ms alkali (class of caustic bases) · eu alkali (class of caustic bases) · th ด่าง (class of caustic bases) · cs alkálie (class of caustic bases) · vi kiềm (class of caustic bases) · lt šarmas (class of caustic bases) · sh алкалије (class of caustic bases)