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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

alkalic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ælˈkælɪk/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily)der. Medieval Latin alcalibor. French alcalibor. English alkali Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alkalic From alkali + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (of a rock) Containing a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline.
    • This rejuvenation-stage or post-erosional volcanism produces lava even more alkalic than late-stage volcanism. 2004, Peter Morrison Vitousek, Nutrient Cycling and Limitation: Hawai'i as a Model System, →ISBN, page 12:

Forms

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more alkalic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most alkalic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

nonalkalic