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Etymology · Arabic

اَلْقِلْي

2 English words descend from Arabic اَلْقِلْي, most common first.

alkalineOf, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
alkaliOne of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.