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Alkaline

//ˈæl.kə.laɪn// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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)."

  2. 2
    Having a pH greater than 7.
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7 wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An alkaline battery.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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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