alkaline
pronunciation
How to pronounce alkaline in British English:
UK [ˈælkəlaɪn]
How to pronounce alkaline in American English:
US [ˈælkəlɪn, -ˌlaɪn]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7
Word Origin
- alkaline (adj.)
- 1670s, "pertaining to alkalis," from alkali + -ine (1). Of soils, attested from 1850.
Example
- 1. Do dieticians and other health professionals recommend alkaline diets ?
- 2. Can you make your ph more alkaline ?
- 3. The interwebs tell me these batteries are zinc chloride and not alkaline .
- 4. This raises your ph so it becomes more alkaline and less acidic .
- 5. Alkaline agents are both hydrophilic and lipophilic , allowing rapid penetration of cell membranes .