Definition of Alkalize

1. Verb. Turn basic and less acidic. "The solution alkalized"

Exact synonyms: Alkalify, Alkalise, Basify
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

alkaliphile
alkaliphiles
alkaliphilic
alkaliproof
alkalis
alkalise
alkalised
alkaliser
alkalises
alkalising
alkalitherapy
alkalizate
alkalizateness
alkalization
alkalizations
alkalize (current term)
alkalized
alkalizer
alkalizers
alkalizes
alkalizing
alkaloid
alkaloidal
alkaloids
alkalophile
alkaloses
alkalosis
alkalotic
alkaluria
alkane

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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