álcali

See also: alcali

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ka.li/ [ˈaʊ̯.ka.li]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.kɐ.li/ [ˈaɫ.kɐ.li]

• Hyphenation: ál‧ca‧li

Noun

álcali m (plural álcalis)

1. (chemistry) alkali (any of a class of caustic bases)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الْقِلْي (al-qily).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalkali/ [ˈal.ka.li]
• Rhymes: -alkali
• Syllabification: ál‧ca‧li

Noun

álcali m (plural álcalis)

1. (chemistry) alkali

Derived terms

• alcalimetría
• alcalímetro
• alcalino
• alcaloide
• alcalosis

 

Further reading

• “álcali”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16