alkaline en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
[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).
1913, James Campbell Brown, A History of Chemistry from the Earliest Times, page 279:
- Having a pH greater than 7.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alk. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| more alkaline | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most alkaline | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
alkaline earth · alkaline earth metal · alkaline battery · immunoalkaline · alkaline phosphatase · superalkaline · antalkaline · alkalinization · alkaline hydrolysis · nonalkaline · alkalinity · alkalinize · alkaline glaze · hyperalkaline · alkalinise · subalkaline · alkalinely · alkaline air · antialkaline · peralkaline
Relateds
alkalic · alkaloid · alkali · alkalescent
Synonyms
Translations (63)
fi alkalinen (of or relating to an alkali) · ro alcalin (of or relating to an alkali) · pl zasadowy (having a pH greater than 7) · nv łeeyáán (of or relating to an alkali) · ar قَاعِدَة (having a pH greater than 7) · da alkalisk (of or relating to an alkali) · el αλκαλικός (of or relating to an alkali) · ka ტუტე (of or relating to an alkali) · de alkalisch (having a pH greater than 7) · pt alcalino (of or relating to an alkali) · ga alcaileach (having a pH greater than 7) · mhr щелочной (of or relating to an alkali) · pt básico (having a pH greater than 7) · sv alkalisk (having a pH greater than 7) · grc νιτρώδης (of or relating to an alkali) · fr alcalin (of or relating to an alkali) · da alkalisk (having a pH greater than 7) · sv basisk (having a pH greater than 7) · cs zásaditý (having a pH greater than 7) · te క్షార (of or relating to an alkali) · de alkalisch (of or relating to an alkali) · ca alcalí (of or relating to an alkali) · eo alkaleca (of or relating to an alkali) · sk zásaditý (of or relating to an alkali) · hu lúgos (having a pH greater than 7) · ga alcaileach (of or relating to an alkali) · hu bázikus (having a pH greater than 7) · pl alkaliczny (of or relating to an alkali) · fi emäksinen (of or relating to an alkali) · ar قِلْوِيّ (of or relating to an alkali) · ka ტუტიანი (of or relating to an alkali) · uk лу́жний (having a pH greater than 7) · ru щелочно́й (of or relating to an alkali) · es alcalino (of or relating to an alkali) · sv alkalisk (of or relating to an alkali) · it alcalino (of or relating to an alkali) · pl alkaliczny (having a pH greater than 7) · cy alcalïaidd (having a pH greater than 7) · tr alkalin (of or relating to an alkali) · sh àlkālan (having a pH greater than 7) · es alcalino (having a pH greater than 7) · ca alcalí (having a pH greater than 7) · sh lužnati (of or relating to an alkali) · el αλκαλικός (having a pH greater than 7) · hu alkalikus (having a pH greater than 7) · fi alkali- (of or relating to an alkali) · hu alkáli (of or relating to an alkali) · fr basique (having a pH greater than 7) · cy alcalïaidd (of or relating to an alkali) · ko 염기성 (having a pH greater than 7) · fi alkalinen (having a pH greater than 7) · fi emäksinen (having a pH greater than 7) · cs zásaditý (of or relating to an alkali) · mhr щелочной (having a pH greater than 7) · eo alkaleca (having a pH greater than 7) · ko 알칼리성 (having a pH greater than 7) · uk лу́жний (of or relating to an alkali) · sh lužnat (of or relating to an alkali) · sk zásaditý (having a pH greater than 7) · cmn 碱性 (having a pH greater than 7) · nv díkʼǫ́ǫ́zh (having a pH greater than 7) · gl alcalino (of or relating to an alkali) · pt alcalino (having a pH greater than 7)