alkalinity

[ al-kuh-lin-i-tee ]

/ ˌæl kəˈlɪn ɪ ti /

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noun Chemistry.

alkaline condition; the quality that constitutes an alkali.

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Origin of alkalinity

First recorded in 1780–90; alkaline + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM alkalinity

hy·per·al·ka·lin·i·ty, nounsu·per·al·ka·lin·i·ty, noun

Words nearby alkalinity

alkaline earth, alkaline-earth metal, alkaline phosphatase, alkaline soil, alkaline tide, alkalinity, alkalinuria, alkali reserve, alkali rock, alkali soil, alkalize

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How to use alkalinity in a sentence

The report notes a wide variety of other ways to capture carbon dioxide, including ocean-based approaches like using minerals to increase the alkalinity of seawater.
UN climate report: Carbon removal is now “essential”|James Temple, Casey Crownhart|April 4, 2022|MIT Technology Review
Over a period of 134 days, they found, the water’s alkalinity actually decreased.
Why using the oceans to suck up CO2 might not be as easy as hoped|James Temple|March 30, 2022|MIT Technology Review
Enzymes are very sensitive to changes in temperature and to the degree of acidity or alkalinity of the material in which they act.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
Note the extremes of acidity and alkalinity in which macroscopical growth has developed (Range of reaction).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

Moreover, it is but little affected by variations in alkalinity, which render the other finishing point quite useless.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Alkalinity of commercial potassium cyanide and of cyanide solutions.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
The less pure samples will show an excess of alkalinity because of the presence of sodium carbonate or of potassium carbonate.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for alkalinity

alkalinity

/ (ˌælkəˈlɪnɪtɪ) /

noun

the quality or state of being alkaline

the amount of alkali or base in a solution, often expressed in terms of pH

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Medical definitions for alkalinity

alkalinity

[ ăl′kə-lĭn′ĭ-tē ]

The alkali concentration or alkaline quality of a substance that contains alkali.