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alkalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-ka-lize
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily)der. Medieval Latin alcalibor. French alcalibor. English alkali Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English alkalize From alkali + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

alkalizes (present, singular) alkalizing (participle, present) alkalized (participle, past) alkalized (past) alkalise (alternative)

Derived Forms

alkalizer realkalize unalkalized

Frequently Paired Words

alkalization

Synonyms

alkalise alkalify basify

Questions

What does alkalize mean?
To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
Where does alkalize come from?
Etymology tree Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily)der. Medieval Latin alcalibor. French alcalibor. English alkali Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English alkalize From alkali + -ize.

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