"alkaline" meaning in English

See alkaline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæl.kəl.aɪn/ [UK], /ˈæl.kə.laɪn/ [US] Audio: en-us-alkaline.ogg , en-au-alkaline.ogg Forms: more alkaline [comparative], most alkaline [superlative]
enPR: ălˈkəlīn [US] Etymology: First attested in 1677. From alkali + -ine, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ق ل ي}}, {{af|en|alkali|-ine}} alkali + -ine, {{der|en|ar|قلي|اَلْقِلْي|alkali, ashes of the saltwort}} Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} alkaline (comparative more alkaline, superlative most alkaline)
  1. Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases. Translations (of or relating to an alkali): νιτρώδης (nitrṓdēs) (Ancient Greek), alcalí (Catalan), zásaditý (Czech), alkalisk (Danish), щелочной (ŝeločnoj) (Eastern Mari), alkaleca (Esperanto), emäksinen (Finnish), alkalinen (Finnish), alkali- (Finnish), alcalin (French), alcalino (Galician), ტუტე (ṭuṭe) (Georgian), ტუტიანი (ṭuṭiani) (Georgian), alkalisch (German), αλκαλικός (alkalikós) [masculine] (Greek), alkáli (Hungarian), alcaileach (Irish), alcalino (Italian), łeeyáán (Navajo), alkaliczny [masculine] (Polish), alcalino (Portuguese), alcalin [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), щелочно́й (ščeločnój) (Russian), lužnat [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lužnati [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zásaditý (Slovak), alcalino (Spanish), alkalisk (Swedish), క్షార (kṣāra) (Telugu), лу́жний (lúžnyj) (Ukrainian), alcalïaidd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-alkaline-en-adj-qaLiSzTa Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 12 40 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 40 49 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to an alkali': 87 13
  2. (chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7. Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: basic Translations (having a pH greater than 7): قَاعِدَة (qāʕida) [feminine] (Arabic), alcalí (Catalan), 碱性 (jiǎnxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), zásaditý (Czech), alkalisk (Danish), щелочной (ŝeločnoj) (Eastern Mari), alkaleca (Esperanto), emäksinen (Finnish), alkalinen (Finnish), basique [masculine] (French), alkalisch (German), αλκαλικός (alkalikós) [masculine] (Greek), alkalikus (Hungarian), lúgos (Hungarian), bázikus (Hungarian), alcaileach (Irish), 알칼리성 (alkalliseong) (Korean), 염기성 (yeomgiseong) (Korean), díkʼǫ́ǫ́zh (Navajo), alkaliczny [masculine] (Polish), zasadowy (Polish), alcalino (Portuguese), zásaditý (Slovak), alcalino (Spanish), alkalisk (Swedish), basisk (Swedish), лу́жний (lúžnyj) (Ukrainian), alcalïaidd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-alkaline-en-adj-aT3Kf0gd Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 12 40 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 44 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 41 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 40 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 43 52 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'having a pH greater than 7': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alk. [abbreviation] Related terms: alkalescent, alkalic, alkali, alkaloid

Noun

IPA: /ˈæl.kəl.aɪn/ [UK], /ˈæl.kə.laɪn/ [US] Audio: en-us-alkaline.ogg , en-au-alkaline.ogg Forms: alkalines [plural]
enPR: ălˈkəlīn [US] Etymology: First attested in 1677. From alkali + -ine, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ق ل ي}}, {{af|en|alkali|-ine}} alkali + -ine, {{der|en|ar|قلي|اَلْقِلْي|alkali, ashes of the saltwort}} Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} alkaline (plural alkalines)
  1. An alkaline battery.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alk. [abbreviation]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or relating to an alkali",
      "word": "alcalino"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or relating to an alkali",
      "word": "alkalisk"
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      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kṣāra",
      "sense": "of or relating to an alkali",
      "word": "క్షార"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lúžnyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to an alkali",
      "word": "лу́жний"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "of or relating to an alkali",
      "word": "alcalïaidd"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qāʕida",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "قَاعِدَة"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "alcalí"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎnxìng",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "碱性"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "zásaditý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "alkalisk"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "alkaleca"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "emäksinen"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "alkalinen"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "basique"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "alkalisch"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "alkalikós",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "lúgos"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "bázikus"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "alcaileach"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "alkalliseong",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "알칼리성"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "염기성"
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      "roman": "ŝeločnoj",
      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
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      "code": "nv",
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      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "díkʼǫ́ǫ́zh"
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      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
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      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
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      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
      "word": "alcalino"
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      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
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      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "having a pH greater than 7",
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