alkaline

English
WOTD – 29 March 2009

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

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Italian

Adjective

alkaline f

  1. feminine plural of alkalino
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