alkaline

English

WOTD – 29 March 2009

Alternative forms

• alk.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæl.kəl.aɪn/
• enPR: ălˈkəlīn, IPA^(key): /ˈæl.kə.laɪn/

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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
• alkalinity

 

Related terms

• alkali
• alkaloid

Translations

of or relating to an alkali

• Catalan: alcalí (ca)
• Czech: zásaditý
• Danish: alkalisk
• Esperanto: alkaleca
• Finnish: emäksinen (fi), alkalinen, alkali- (fi)
• French: alcalin (fr)
• Galician: alcalino
• Georgian: ტუტე (ṭuṭe), ტუტიანი (ṭuṭiani)
• German: alkalisch (de)
• Greek: αλκαλικός (el) m (alkalikós)

  Ancient: νιτρώδης (nitrṓdēs)

• Hungarian: alkáli (hu)
• Interlingue:
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• Irish: alcaileach
• Italian: alcalino (it)
• Navajo: łeeyáán
• Polish: alkaliczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: alcalino (pt)
• Romanian: alcalin (ro) m or n
• Russian: щелочно́й (ru) (ščeločnój)
• Serbo-Croatian: lužnat (sh) m, lužnati m
• Slovak: zásaditý
• Spanish: alcalino (es)
• Swedish: alkalisk (sv)
• Telugu: క్షార (te) (kṣāra)

having a pH greater than 7

• Arabic: قَاعِدَة f (qāʕida)
• Catalan: alcalí (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 碱性 (zh) (jiǎnxìng)

• Czech: zásaditý
• Danish: alkalisk
• Esperanto: alkaleca
• Finnish: emäksinen (fi), alkalinen
• French: basique (fr) m
• German: alkalisch (de)
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• Greek: αλκαλικός (el) m (alkalikós)
• Hungarian: alkalikus (hu), lúgos (hu)
• Interlingue:
• Irish: alcaileach
• Korean: 알칼리성 (ko) (alkalliseong), 염기성 (ko) (yeomgiseong)
• Navajo: díkʼǫ́ǫ́zh
• Polish: alkaliczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: alcalino (pt)
• Slovak: zásaditý
• Spanish: alcalino (es)
• Swedish: alkalisk (sv), basisk (sv)

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• Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} alkaličan
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Noun

alkaline (plural alkalines)

1. An alkaline battery.

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Adjective

alkaline f

1. feminine plural of alkalino