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alkalize

alkalize verb: to cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.

Verb

alkalize (third-person singular simple present alkalizes, present participle alkalizing, simple past and past participle alkalized)

  1. (transitive) To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.

Forms of alkalize

third-person singular presentalkalizes
present participlealkalizing
past participlealkalized
pastalkalized
alternative formalkalise

Origin of alkalize

From alkali + -ize.

Words formed from alkalize

Questions about alkalize

What does alkalize mean?
Alkalize means to cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
What part of speech is alkalize?
Alkalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of alkalize?
The past tense of alkalize is alkalized.

Words near alkalize in the dictionary

  1. alkaliweed
  2. alkalizate
  3. alkalizateness
  4. alkalization
  5. alkalizations
  6. alkalize
  7. alkalized
  8. alkalizer
  9. alkalizers
  10. alkalizes
  11. alkalizing

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