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Definition of Alkalify
1. Verb. Turn basic and less acidic. "The solution alkalized"
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Derivative terms: Alkali, Alkali, Alkali, Alkalizer, Base
Antonyms: Acidify
Definition of Alkalify
1. v. t. To convert into an alkali; to give alkaline properties to.
2. v. i. To become changed into an alkali.
Definition of Alkalify
1. Verb. (transitive) To make (more) alkaline (less acidic) ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To become changed into an alkali. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alkalify
1. to alkalize [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES] - See also: alkalize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alkalify
Literary usage of Alkalify
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The treasury of knowledge and library of reference by Samuel Maunder, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward (1859)
"... potash, soda, ammonia, and other substances having similar properties alkalify,
i1. a. to convert into an alkali i ceptible ..."
2. Twelve Thousand Words Often Mispronounced by William Henry Pinkney Phyfe (1908)
"Lexicographers generally say It, and most people say //. alkalify—al-kal'-if-I
or al'-kal-if-i. Webster alone of the leading lexicographers gives the second ..."
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