alkalinization

English

Alternative forms

• alkalization

Etymology

Etymology tree

English alkaline

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English -ization

English alkalinization

From alkaline + -ization.

Noun

alkalinization (countable and uncountable, plural alkalinizations)

1. The conversion of something to an alkali.
2. The process of becoming more alkaline.

Derived terms

• hyperalkalinization
• realkalinization

Translations

the conversion of something to an alkali

• Finnish: alkalointi
• French: alcalinisation (fr)

the process of becoming more alkaline

• Finnish: alkaloituminen
• French: alcalinisation (fr)
• Polish: alkalizowanie (pl) n, alkalizacja f
• Portuguese: alcalinização f