Skip to main content

alkaline

/al-kuh-lahyn, -lin/US // ˈæl kəˌlaɪn, -lɪn //UK // (ˈælkəˌlaɪn) //

硷性,碱性,硷性的,碱性的

Related Words

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : of or like an alkali.
    • : containing an alkali.
    • : having the properties of an alkali.
    • : having a pH value greater than 7.Compare acid.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The answer, it seems, involves getting rid of the alkaline electrolyte that gave the batteries their name.

  • These lakes provide diverse habitats ranging from the freshwater lakes of Naivasha and Baringo to the semi-saline Lake Turkana, the saline alkaline lakes of Magadi, Elmentaita, Nakuru, and Bogoria, and the transient Lake Logipi.

  • One end of a plastic tube pokes through the narrow end of the bottle, connected to a steady supply of a basic, or alkaline, solution just like a vent.

  • When Barge and colleagues injected an alkaline vent solution containing RNA nucleotides into an ocean-simulating bottle, individual RNA nucleotides linked up into short chains.

  • A chemical reaction between water and rock at sites like Lost City makes the water coming out of vents more alkaline than the water in the ocean, which has a higher concentration of positively charged hydrogen ions.

  • But California medicine will always be California medicine and people who want to be more alkaline will find a way.

  • Things on the other side of the ledger, at a pH above 7, are alkaline (also called “basic” as in acid-base).

  • Clearly this is not identical to the Organic Liaison supplement, as vinegar is acid, not alkaline.

  • Individual samples may be slightly alkaline, especially after a full meal.

  • The reaction of human milk is slightly alkaline; of cow's, neutral or slightly acid.

  • It has the odour of thyme, is sparingly soluble in water, but very soluble in alcohol, ether and in alkaline solutions.

  • The clear, colorless distillate had an alkaline reaction, and an odor resembling henbane or hemlock.

  • The alkaline solution reduced Fehling solution and ammoniacal silver nitrate, indicating the presence of a sugar.