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alkalic

/ælˈkælɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
al-ka-lic
IPA
/ælˈkælɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily)der. Medieval Latin alcalibor. French alcalibor. English alkali Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alkalic From alkali + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more alkalic (comparative) most alkalic (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonalkalic

Synonyms

alkaline

Questions

How do you pronounce alkalic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ælˈkælɪk/.
What does alkalic mean?
Containing a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline.
Where does alkalic come from?
Etymology tree Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily)der. Medieval Latin alcalibor. French alcalibor. English alkali Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alkalic From alkali + -ic.

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