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ˈæl kəˌlaɪn, -lɪnal·ka·line

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alkaline, alkalicadjective

    relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7

    "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"

Wiktionary

  1. alkalinenoun

    An alkaline battery.

  2. alkalineadjective

    Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.

  3. alkalineadjective

    Having a pH greater than 7.

  4. Etymology: First attested in 1677. From alkali, ultimately from قلي, from قلى.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Alkalineadjective

    That which has the qualities of alkali.

    Etymology: from alkali.

    Any watery liquour will keep an animal from starving very long, by diluting the fluids, and consequently keeping them from this alkaline state, which is confirmed by experience; for people have lived twenty-four days upon nothing but water. John Arbuthnot, upon Aliments.

Wikipedia

  1. alkaline

    In chemistry, an alkali (; from Arabic: القلوي, romanized: al-qaly, lit. 'ashes of the saltwort') is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal. An alkali can also be defined as a base that dissolves in water. A solution of a soluble base has a pH greater than 7.0. The adjective alkaline, and less often, alkalescent, is commonly used in English as a synonym for basic, especially for bases soluble in water. This broad use of the term is likely to have come about because alkalis were the first bases known to obey the Arrhenius definition of a base, and they are still among the most common bases.

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  1. alkaline

    Alkaline refers to a substance that has a pH level greater than 7, indicating a low concentration of hydrogen ions and thus exhibiting properties such as being able to neutralize acids, turn litmus paper blue, and often having a bitter taste. It is often used to describe substances like bases, alkalis, or high pH solutions in chemistry. It is the opposite of acidic.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Alkalineadjective

    of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. alcalin.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of alkaline in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of alkaline in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of alkaline in a Sentence

  1. Nick Lane:

    Space missions have found evidence that icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn might also have similarly alkaline hydrothermal vents in their seas, while we have never seen any evidence of life on those moons, if we want to find life on other planets or moons, studies like ours can help us decide where to look.

  2. Malina Malkani:

    There's really not a lot of evidence either supporting of the health claims that are made about alkaline water or refuting the claims, it's one of those fads that people are making all kinds of claims about, Malina Malkani know,' It's a miracle cure, and it's a curative for so many different things, and it can boost Malina Malkani metabolism and prevent cancer,' and there's just a lot we don't know.

  3. Malina Malkani:

    Tap water has a pH of roughly around 7, and alkaline water is closer to about 8 or 9, alkaline compounds are salts and metals that, when added to water, make it more basic.

  4. Malina Malkani:

    There's really not a lot of evidence either supporting of the health claims that are made about alkaline water or refuting the claims.

  5. Evan Dellon:

    It’s no different than taking a Tums or drinking a lot of milk — which some people with reflux like to do because milk is also slightly alkaline.

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