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Definition of Alkalize
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 Alkalize
1. v. t. To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to.
Definition of Alkalize
1. Verb. To cause to become more basic and less acidic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alkalize
1. to convert into an alkali [v -LIZED, -LIZING, -LIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alkalize
Literary usage of Alkalize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Compend of pathology, general and special by Alfred Edward Thayer (1906)
"action and slightly alkalize by sodium hydrate solution, io per cent., added in
drops ; litmus will do for the test but phenol- phthalein is better, ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1908)
"The urinary findings and the small amount of alkali required to alkalize the
urine seem in themselves important guides in diagnosis and safeguards against ..."
3. The Elements of Experimental Chemistry by William Henry (1823)
"The proportion of carbon in the coal is directly proportionate to the quantity
required to alkalize the nitre. Thus, since 12.709 of carbon are required to ..."
4. Materia medica, pharmacy, pharmacology and therapeutics by William Hale-White (1895)
"... partly to alkalize th for such persons are Potassium urate is lithium urate
is eve' likely to upset the are the potassium water, by diluting the u ..."
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