alkaline

English

WOTD – 29 March 2009    

Alternative forms

• alk.

Etymology

First attested in 1677. From alkali, ultimately from Arabic القلي (al-qaly, “ashes of the saltwort”), from قلى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈæl.kəl.aɪn/, X-SAMPA: /"{l.k@l.aIn/
• (US) enPR: ălˈkəlīn, IPA: /ˈæl.kə.laɪn/, X-SAMPA: /"{l.k@.laIn/

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Noun

alkaline (plural alkalines)

1. An alkaline battery.

Adjective

alkaline (comparative more alkaline, superlative most alkaline)

1. Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
2. (chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.

Synonyms

• (chemistry): basic

Antonyms

• (chemistry): acidic

Derived terms

• alkaline air
• alkaline battery

• alkaline earth
• alkaline earth metal

Related terms

• alkali
• alkaloid

Translations

of or relating to an alkali

• Czech: zásaditý (cs)
• Danish: alkalisk (da)
• Finnish: emäksinen (fi), alkalinen (fi), alkali- (fi)
• French: alcalin (fr)
• Greek: αλκαλικός (el) (alkalikós) m
• Hungarian: alkáli (hu)
• Navajo: łeeyáán

• Polish: alkaliczny (pl) m
• Romanian: alcalin (ro) m and n
• Serbo-Croatian: lužnat (sh) m, lužnati (sh) m
• Slovak: zásaditý (sk)
• Spanish: alcalino (es)
• Swedish: alkalisk (sv)

having a pH greater than 7

• Arabic: قاعدة (ar) (qā3ida) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 碱性 (cmn) (jiǎnxìng)

• Czech: zásaditý (cs)
• Danish: alkalisk (da)
• Finnish: emäksinen (fi), alkalinen (fi)
• Greek: αλκαλικός (el) (alkalikós) m
• Hungarian: alkalikus (hu), lúgos (hu)

• Korean: 알칼리성 (ko), 염기성 (ko)
• Navajo: díkʼǫ́ǫ́zh
• Polish: alkaliczny (pl) m
• Slovak: zásaditý (sk)
• Spanish: alcalino (es)
• Swedish: alkalisk (sv), basisk (sv)

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Translations to be checked

• Serbo-Croatian: alkaličan (sh)
• German: alkalisch (de)