Need another word that means the same as “alkaline”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “alkaline” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Alkaline” are: alkalic, corrosive, mordant, acid, burning, stinging, acrid, harsh, destructive
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “alkaline” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| acid | Having the characteristics of an acid. Acid soils. |
| acrid | Harsh or corrosive in tone. Her acrid remarks make her many enemies. |
| alkalic | (of a rock or mineral) richer in sodium and/or potassium than is usual for its type. |
| burning | Of immediate import. Burning issues of the day. |
| corrosive | Spitefully sarcastic. Corrosive cristism. |
| destructive | Causing great and irreparable damage. A policy that is destructive to the economy. |
| harsh | Having an undesirably strong effect. A harsh penalty. |
| mordant | Harshly ironic or sinister. A mordant sense of humour. |
| stinging | Having a sting; capable of wounding or piercing with a sting. A stinging rebuke. |
| acetate | A transparency made of cellulose acetate film. Acetate silk. |
| acid | Having the characteristics of an acid. An acid reaction. |
| alkali | Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water. Flint is not subject to chemical weathering except by strong alkalis. |
| atom | Atomic particles as a source of nuclear energy. The power of the atom. |
| battery | An artillery subunit of guns, men, and vehicles. A camera battery. |
| brackish | Of fish or other organisms living in or requiring brackish water. A cup of brackish water. |
| brine | Soak in brine. Brined anchovies. |
| cadmium | The chemical element of atomic number 48, a silvery-white metal. |
| carbonate | Convert into a carbonate. |
| chemistry | The chemical composition and properties of a substance or body. The chemistry of soil. |
| desalinate | Remove salt from (seawater. Desalinate water. |
| electrolyte | A liquid or gel which contains ions and can be decomposed by electrolysis, e.g. that present in a battery. The proper amount and distribution of electrolytes in the body is essential for health. |
| galvanic | Pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action. A voltaic or galvanic couple. |
| hydroxide | A compound of a metal with the hydroxide ion OH as in many alkalis or the group OH. |
| ion | A particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons. Hydrogen ions. |
| lithium | Lithium carbonate or another lithium salt used as a mood stabilizing drug. |
| metal | Cover with metal. An adjustable pole made of metal. |
| nitrate | Any compound containing the nitrate group such as a salt or ester of nitric acid. Fish fry populations are damaged by nitrate. |
| oxide | A binary compound of oxygen with another element or group. Nitrogen oxide. |
| potassium | A light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite. |
| reagent | A chemical agent for use in chemical reactions. This compound is a very sensitive reagent for copper. |
| saccharin | A sweet-tasting synthetic compound used in food and drink as a substitute for sugar. |
| saline | A saline solution used in medicine. I was having a saline transfusion day and night. |
| salt | The taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth. The region is rich in salt plant communities and reed beds. |
| salty | Containing or filled with salt. Salty language. |
| seawater | Water in or taken from the sea. A seawater swimming pool. |
| silicate | A salt in which the anion contains both silicon and oxygen, especially one of the anion SiO₄²⁻. |
| silicon | The chemical element of atomic number 14 a non metal with semiconducting properties used in making electronic circuits Pure silicon exists in a shiny dark grey crystalline form and as an amorphous powder. |
| sodium | A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (r. |
| sulfide | A compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive. |
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