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Grammar : Adj
Spell : al-kuh-lahyn, -lin
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæl kəˌlaɪn, -lɪn



Définition of alkaline

Origin :
  • 1670s, "pertaining to alkalis," from alkali + -ine (1). Of soils, attested from 1850.
  • adj being basic, not acid (chemically)
Example sentences :
  • The alkaline solution and washings were acidified and distilled from 10 p.ct.
  • Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
  • Account for the fact that a solution of borax in water is alkaline.
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
  • They may be suspected if the milk is alkaline in reaction and has a disguised taste.
  • Extract from : « The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) » by Various
  • If alkaline, as it should be, the paper remains blue when dipped in it.
  • Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study » by Ontario Ministry of Education
  • His spare supply was still ample and was distilled, not alkaline.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • As often as once in two or three days, an alkaline bath should be taken.
  • Extract from : « An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art » by B. L. Hill
  • On the other hand, the sulphide of lead is not soluble in the alkaline cyanides.
  • Extract from : « Poisons: Their Effects and Detection » by Alexander Wynter Blyth
  • But it is reprecipitated unaltered by excess of alkaline oxalate.
  • Extract from : « Poisons: Their Effects and Detection » by Alexander Wynter Blyth
  • The bromide of potassium must be pure and not alkaline, ditto the gelatine.
  • Extract from : « Photography in the Studio and in the Field » by Edward M. Estabrooke
  • In two hours the sky is clear and the air is hot and alkaline.
  • Extract from : « Adventures While Preaching the Gospel of Beauty » by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay

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