alkaline
UK/ˈæl.kəl.aɪn//ˈæl.kə.laɪn/
alkaline adjective: of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
Adjective
alkaline (comparative more alkaline, superlative most alkaline)
- Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
- [Joseph Black's] experiments on magnesia alba, quick lime, and other alkaline substances proved that "fixed air" is given off when limestone is burned, and that the same loss is incurred when it is dissolved in muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid).1913, James Campbell Brown, A History of Chemistry from the Earliest Times, page 279
- Having a pH greater than 7.
- Synonyms:
- basic
Noun
alkaline (plural alkalines)
- An alkaline battery.
alkaline meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
alkaline in Hindi
- alkaline
- क्षार kṣār
- alkaline; salty
- क्षारीय kṣārīya
alkaline in Tamil
- காரமான, காரத்தன்மை, காரக் குணமுடைய
alkaline in Marathi
- क्षारीय
alkaline in Urdu
- alkaline, basic
- اساسی asāsī
More languagesFewer languages
- alkaline in Bengali
- ক্ষার khar
- alkaline in Telugu
- క్షార kṣāra
- alkaline in Malayalam
- ആൽക്കലൈൻ, ക്ഷാരീയം
- alkaline in Kannada
- ಕಾರದ, ಹುಳಿಕಳೆಯಿನ
- alkaline in Punjabi
- ਖਾਰਾ khārā
- alkaline in Gujarati
- આલ્કલાઇન, ક્ષારીય
- alkaline in Odia
- କ୍ଷାରୀଯ଼, କ୍ଷାରୀଯ
- alkaline in Nepali
- क्षारीय, अल्कलाइन
- alkaline in Arabic
- قِلْوِيّ qilwiyy, قَاعِدَة qāʕida
Examples of alkaline in a sentence
- Azotobacter is found in slightly acidic (A. beijerinckii) to neutral alkaline (A. chroococcum) soil.
- It is alkaline, non salted, sticky and slightly ammoniacal making it slightly pungent.
- If your soil is alkaline, simply grow acid-lovers in containers of ericaceous (acid) potting compost.
Synonyms of alkaline
Forms of alkaline
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more alkaline |
| superlative | most alkaline |
| alternative abbreviation | alk. |
| Noun | |
| plural | alkalines |
Origin of alkaline
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”).
Words formed from alkaline
Phrases with alkaline
Questions about alkaline
- What does alkaline mean?
- Alkaline means of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
- What is alkaline in Hindi?
- Alkaline in Hindi is क्षार (kṣār), क्षारीय (kṣārīya). See Alkaline meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is alkaline?
- Alkaline can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce alkaline?
- Alkaline is pronounced /ˈæl.kəl.aɪn/ (UK).
Words near alkaline in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: alkaline (page history and authors); क्षार (Hindi) (page history and authors); alkaline (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alkaline (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); اساسی (Urdu) (page history and authors); ক্ষার (Bengali) (page history and authors); alkaline (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alkaline (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਖਾਰਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); alkaline (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alkaline (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alkaline (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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