alkalize

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verb

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

Opposite
Scrabble 21

Meanings

verbalkalize (third-person singular simple present alkalizes, present participle alkalizing, simple past and past participle alkalized)

present singular third person alkalizes · participle present alkalizing · participle past alkalized · past alkalized · alternative alkalise

  1. transitiveTo cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbturn basic and less acidic

Opposite
Broader
change stateturn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From alkali + -ize.

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Translations

Finnish alkaloida
  • alkaloidato cause to become alkaline
Polish alkalizować, zalkalizować
  • alkalizowaćto cause to become alkaline
  • zalkalizowaćto cause to become alkaline
Cite this entry
APA

alkalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkalize

MLA

“alkalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkalize.

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