alkalinity

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noun

The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.

Similar
basicity
Opposite
acidity
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounalkalinity (countable and uncountable, plural alkalinities)

plural alkalinities

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.

    Synonyms: basicity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.

Similar
basicity
Opposite
acidity

More synonyms by meaning

nounpH values above 7

Opposite
acidity
Broader
pHpH scale
Also see
basicitybitterness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From alkaline + -ity.

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Translations

Ancient Greek νιτρωδία
  • νιτρωδία (nitrōdía)state of being alkaline
Catalan alcalinitat
  • alcalinitatstate of being alkaline
Chinese Mandarin 鹼性 /碱性
  • 鹼性 /碱性 (jiǎnxìng)state of being alkaline
Czech zásaditost
  • zásaditoststate of being alkaline
Danish alkalitet
  • alkalitetstate of being alkaline
Finnish emäksisyys
  • emäksisyysstate of being alkaline
French alcalinité
  • alcalinitéstate of being alkaline
German Alkalinität, Alkalität
  • Alkalinitätstate of being alkaline
  • Alkalitätstate of being alkaline
Irish alcaileacht
  • alcaileachtstate of being alkaline
Māori pāpāhuatanga
  • pāpāhuatangastate of being alkaline
Norwegian alkalinitet
  • alkalinitetstate of being alkaline
Norwegian Bokmål alkalitet
  • alkalitetstate of being alkaline
Polish alkaliczność
  • alkalicznośćstate of being alkaline
Portuguese alcalinidade
  • alcalinidadestate of being alkaline
Spanish alcalinidad
  • alcalinidadstate of being alkaline
Swedish alkalinitet
  • alkalinitetstate of being alkaline
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alkalinity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkalinity

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Chicago

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