Definitions for alkaline

alkaline al·ka·line

Spelling: [al-kuh-lahyn, -lin]
IPA: /ˈæl kəˌlaɪn, -lɪn/

Alkaline is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 171 anagrams from letters in alkaline (aaeiklln).

Definitions for alkaline

adjective

  1. of or like an alkali.
  2. containing an alkali.
  3. having the properties of an alkali.
  4. having a pH value greater than 7. Compare acid (def 5c).

Origin of alkaline

First recorded in 1670-80; alkal(i) + -ine1

Examples for alkaline

They may be suspected if the milk is alkaline in reaction and has a disguised taste.

Account for the fact that a solution of borax in water is alkaline.

Clearly this is not identical to the Organic Liaison supplement, as vinegar is acid, not alkaline.

His spare supply was still ample and was distilled, not alkaline.

On the other hand, the sulphide of lead is not soluble in the alkaline cyanides.

As often as once in two or three days, an alkaline bath should be taken.

Things on the other side of the ledger, at a pH above 7, are alkaline (also called “basic” as in acid-base).

The alkaline solution and washings were acidified and distilled from 10 p.ct.

But it is reprecipitated unaltered by excess of alkaline oxalate.

If alkaline, as it should be, the paper remains blue when dipped in it.

Word Value for alkaline
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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