alkali
English
Etymology
From French alcali, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæl.kəˌlaɪ/, enPR: ălʹkə-lī'
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
alkali (countable and uncountable, plural alkalis or alkalies)
- (chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
- (Western United States) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.
Synonyms
- (chemistry): base
Antonyms
- (chemistry): acid
Derived terms
- alkali basalt
- alkali cellulose
- alkali flat
- alkali fly
- alkaligen
- alkali grass
- alkali green
- alkali metal
- alkaline
- caustic alkali
- milk-alkali syndrome
Related terms
- alkalied
- alkaloid
Translations
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See also
- caustic
- pH
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
alkali (plural alkalis or alkalië)
- (chemistry) alkali
Synonyms
- basis
Antonyms
- suur
Derived terms
- alkalies
- alkaligehalte
- alkalireeks
Danish
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily).
Noun
alkali n (singular definite alkaliet, plural indefinite alkalier)
- (chemistry) an alkali
Related terms
- alkalisk
References
- “alkali” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin [Term?], from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑlˈkaː.li/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: al‧ka‧li
Noun
alkali n (plural alkaliën)
- (chemistry) alkali
Synonyms
- basis
Antonyms
- zuur
Derived terms
- alkalimetaal
- alkalose
- alkaloïde
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see French alcali).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑlkɑli/, [ˈɑlkɑli]
- Rhymes: -ɑlkɑli
- Syllabification(key): al‧ka‧li
Noun
alkali
- (chemistry) Synonym of emäs.
Usage notes
- In Finnish alkali refers to bases in general. In English, it usually refers to a subgroup of bases as defined in the English section of this article.
Declension
Inflection of alkali (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | alkali | alkalit | |
genitive | alkalin | alkalien alkaleiden alkaleitten | |
partitive | alkalia | alkaleita alkaleja | |
illative | alkaliin | alkaleihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | alkali | alkalit | |
accusative | nom. | alkali | alkalit |
gen. | alkalin | ||
genitive | alkalin | alkalien alkaleiden alkaleitten | |
partitive | alkalia | alkaleita alkaleja | |
inessive | alkalissa | alkaleissa | |
elative | alkalista | alkaleista | |
illative | alkaliin | alkaleihin | |
adessive | alkalilla | alkaleilla | |
ablative | alkalilta | alkaleilta | |
allative | alkalille | alkaleille | |
essive | alkalina | alkaleina | |
translative | alkaliksi | alkaleiksi | |
instructive | — | alkalein | |
abessive | alkalitta | alkaleitta | |
comitative | — | alkaleineen |
Possessive forms of alkali (type paperi) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | alkalini | alkalimme |
2nd person | alkalisi | alkalinne |
3rd person | alkalinsa |
Derived terms
- alkalialbuminaatti
- alkalimaa
- alkalimetalli
- alkalimetria
- alkaliparisto
- alkalisuola
- alkaloidi
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔàl.káː.líː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔàl.káː.líː]
Noun
àlkālī m (plural àlkā̀lai, possessed form àlkālin)
- Alternative form of alƙali
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch alkali, from French alcali, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈka.li/
- Hyphenation: al‧ka‧li
Noun
alkali (first-person possessive alkaliku, second-person possessive alkalimu, third-person possessive alkalinya)
- (chemistry) alkali, a group of bases from alkali metal group.
- (chemistry) base, any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.
- Synonym: basa
Further reading
- “alkali” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily).
Noun
alkali n (definite singular alkaliet, indefinite plural alkali or alkalier, definite plural alkalia or alkaliene)
- (chemistry) an alkali
Derived terms
- alkalimetall
- alkalisk
- alkalitet
- alkaloid
References
- “alkali” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily).
Noun
alkali n (definite singular alkaliet, indefinite plural alkali, definite plural alkalia)
- (chemistry) an alkali
Derived terms
- alkalimetall
- alkalisk
- alkalitet
- alkaloid
References
- “alkali” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French alcali or Spanish álcali, from Arabic الْقِلْي (al-qily).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈka.li/
- Rhymes: -ali
- Syllabification: al‧ka‧li
Noun
alkali n (indeclinable)
- Obsolete form of alkalia.
References
- Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
Further reading
- alkali in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- alkali in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English alkali.
Noun
alkali (n class, plural alkali)
- alkali
Swedish
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily).
Noun
alkali c
- (chemistry) an alkali
Declension
Declension of alkali | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | alkali | alkalien | alkalier | alkalierna |
Genitive | alkalis | alkaliens | alkaliers | alkaliernas |
Synonyms
- alkalie
Related terms
- alkalisk
Turkish
Noun
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Nominative | alkali | alkaliler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | alkaliyi | alkalileri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | alkaliye | alkalilere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | alkalide | alkalilerde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | alkaliden | alkalilerden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | alkalinin | alkalilerin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- alkali in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu