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acids

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?æ.s?dz/

Noun

acids

  1. plural of acid

Anagrams

  • ASDIC, ascid, cadis, caids, sadic

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alkaline

English

Alternative forms

  • alk.

Etymology

First attested in 1677. From alkali, ultimately from Arabic ?????????? (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to ?????? (qal?, “to roast in a pan, fry”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?æl.k?l.a?n/
  • (US) enPR: ?l?k?l?n, IPA(key): /?æl.k?.la?n/

Adjective

alkaline (comparative more alkaline, superlative most alkaline)

  1. 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, p. 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).
  2. (chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.

Synonyms

  • (chemistry): basic

Antonyms

  • (chemistry): acidic

Derived terms

Related terms

  • alkali
  • alkaloid

Translations

Noun

alkaline (plural alkalines)

  1. An alkaline battery.

Italian

Adjective

alkaline f

  1. feminine plural of alkalino

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