alkalize

[ al-kuh-lahyz ]

/ ˈæl kəˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with or without object), al·ka·lized, al·ka·liz·ing.Chemistry.

to make or become alkaline.

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Also al·ka·lin·ize

[al-kuh-luh-nahyz]; /ˈæl kə ləˌnaɪz/; especially British, al·ka·lise, al·ka·lin·ise .

Origin of alkalize

First recorded in 1740–50; alkal(i) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM alkalize

al·ka·liz·a·ble, adjectiveal·ka·li·za·tion, nounal·ka·liz·er, noun

Words nearby alkalize

alkaline phosphatase, alkaline soil, alkalinity, alkali rock, alkali soil, alkalize, alkaloid, alkaloidal, alkalosis, alkane, alkane series

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How to use alkalize in a sentence

This is the way we always get rid of hazardous emotions: we destroy them as we alkalize acids.
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British Dictionary definitions for alkalize

alkalize

alkalise

/ (ˈælkəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make alkaline

Derived forms of alkalize

alkalizable or alkalisable, adjective

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