alkali

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

álcali

base

alcali

Sinónimos

base

lye

alkaline

salt

🧂

natron

alk

Traducciones

alcali

alcali

Alkali

alkali

álcali

base

loogzout

alkali

àlcali

βάση

Laugensalz

مادّة قلوِيّة

Base

قلو

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈæl.kəˌlaɪ/

Etimología (Inglés)

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”).