alkali

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (countable, uncountable) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
2. (US, Western, countable, uncountable) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.

Konzepte

Alkali

alkali

Base

Laugensalz

Regel Base

Alkali ''n''

Synonyme

base

lye

alkaline

salt

🧂

natron

alk

Übersetzungen

alcali

álcali

alcali

alkali

loogzout

álcali

base

base

βάση

àlcali

άλκαλι

مادّة قلوِيّة

αλκαλίο

قلو

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈæl.kəˌlaɪ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From French alcali, from Medieval Latin alcali, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”).