ALKALIZE

alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify

(verb) turn basic and less acidic; “the solution alkalized”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

alkalize (third-person singular simple present alkalizes, present participle alkalizing, simple past and past participle alkalized)

(transitive) To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.

Source: Wiktionary


Al"ka*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alkalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Alkalizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. alcaliser.]

Definition: To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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