Alkaline Definition

ălkə-lĭn, -līn
adjective
Of, relating to, or containing an alkali.
American Heritage
Of, like, or having the properties of an alkali.
Webster's New World
Having a pH more than 7
Webster's New World
Containing an alkali.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to a common disposable battery made of zinc and manganese dioxide.
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noun
An alkaline battery.
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Other Word Forms of Alkaline

Noun

Singular:
alkaline
Plural:
alkalines

Origin of Alkaline

  • 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”).

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Alkaline Sentence Examples

  • Soaps give an alkaline reaction and have a decided acrid taste; in a pure condition - a state never reached in practice - they have neither smell nor colour.

  • It forms double chlorides with the alkaline chlorides.

  • The oxides of type RO are soluble in water, the solution possessing a strongly alkaline reaction and rapidly absorbing carbon dioxide on exposure; they are basic in character and dissolve readily in acids with the formation of the corresponding salts.

  • Acids have practically no action on the metal, but it is soluble in solutions of the alkaline hypochlorites.

  • Germanium compounds on fusion with alkaline carbonates and sulphur form salts known as thiogermanates.

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Words Starting With

AALALK

Words Ending With

ENEINE

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