alkaline
1alkaline — alkaline, basic are closely related and, in many aspects of their use synonymous terms. Both are opposites or correlatives of the adjective acid and denote some aspect of relationship to bases (alkalies). Distinctively, alkaline suggests the… …
2Alkaline — Al ka*line (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. alcalin.] Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali. [1913 Webster] {Alkaline earths}, certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the… …
3alkaline — (adj.) 1670s, pertaining to alkalis, from ALKALI (Cf. alkali) + INE (Cf. ine) (1). Of soils, attested from 1850 …
4alkaline — [adj] being basic, not acid (chemically) acrid, alkalescent, alkali, antacid, bitter, caustic, neutralizing, salty, soluble; concept 472 …
5alkaline — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ containing an alkali or having the properties of an alkali; having a pH greater than 7. DERIVATIVES alkalinity noun …
6alkaline — [al′kə lin΄, al′kəlīn΄] adj. 1. of, like, or having the properties of an alkali 2. having a pH more than 7 3. containing an alkali alkalinity [al′kəlin′ə tē] n …
7Alkaline — Die Alkali Mangan Batterie beziehungsweise Alkali Mangan Zelle ist ein galvanisches Element und zählt zu den wichtigsten elektrochemischen Energiespeichern. Aufgrund höherer Kapazität, besserer Belastbarkeit und längerer Lagerfähigkeit hat sie… …
8alkaline — [[t]æ̱lkəlaɪn[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is alkaline contains an alkali or has a pH value of more than 7. Some soils are actually too alkaline for certain plant life. Ant: acidic Derived words: alkalinity [[t]ælkəlɪ̱nɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT A pH… …
9alkaline — Any substance having a pH over 7.0. Alkaline substances are sometimes added to a material to neutralize acids or to form an alkaline buffer or reserve for the purpose of counteracting acids that might form in the future. A buffer might be… …
10alkaline — In our context, a substance having a pH above that of neutral water (7.0) when in solution. Signified as pH (potential of Hydrogen), alkaline fluids, such as the blood (pH about 7.4), have the ability to neutralize acids (solutions below pH… …