Meaning

1 senses

  1. An alkaline battery.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. Liquids are either acid or alkaline.

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  2. These heathers are adapted to alkaline soils.

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  3. The ocean is slightly alkaline.

    deDer Ozean ist leicht alkalisch. — Waldelfe

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  4. Beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium and radium are alkaline earth metals.

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  5. Toothpaste is alkaline.

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Origin

First attested in 1677. From alkali + -ine, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “al

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”).

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Forms

plural: alkalines

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
alikeB1aliveA2alkalialkaloidallA1

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