different between alkaline vs sodalite

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

English

Etymology

Named for the alkaline silicate composition.

Noun

sodalite (plural sodalites)

1. (mineralogy) A mineral of alkaline igneous and plutonic rocks that are low in silica, of the chemical composition of sodium aluminum silicate with chlorine, Na₄Al₃Si₃O₁₂Cl. Pink sodalite is sometimes called hackmanite. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite Group of silicate minerals.

Related terms

• soda

Translations

See also

• silica group
• lazurite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Sodalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “sodalite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• altoside, diastole, diolates, elastoid, isolated, solidate