OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 28293

alkaline

/ˈæl.kəl.aɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alcalino
Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
[Joseph Black's] experiments on magnesia alba, quick lime, and other alkaline substances proved that "fixed air" is given off when limestone is burned, and that the same loss is in…
alcalino
Having a pH greater than 7.