alkalic

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/ælˈkælɪk/

adjective

Containing a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline.

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alkalinealkalescentalcalescentbasicbase-formingsaltlike
OriginEnglish alkali ← French alcali ← Medieval Latin alcali →
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Meanings

adjectivealkalic (comparative more alkalic, superlative most alkalic)

comparative more alkalic · superlative most alkalic

  1. geographyContaining a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline.

    This rejuvenation-stage or post-erosional volcanism produces lava even more alkalic than late-stage volcanism.

    2004, Peter Morrison Vitousek, Nutrient Cycling and Limitation: Hawai'i as a Model System, →ISBN, page 12

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7

Similar
alkalinealkalescentalcalescentbasicbase-formingsaltlike
Also see
alkalescentalkalinebasicsaltlike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicاَلْقِلْي (al-qily)
  2. Medieval Latinalcali
  3. Frenchalcali
  4. Englishalkali
  5. Englishalkalic

From alkali + -ic.

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APA

alkalic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkalic

MLA

“alkalic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkalic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkalic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkalic.

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