As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify
(verb) turn basic and less acidic; “the solution alkalized”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
basify (third-person singular simple present basifies, present participle basifying, simple past and past participle basified)
(chemistry) To make more basic (less acidic)
• alkalify
• acidify
Source: Wiktionary
Ba"si*fy, v. t. Etym: [Base + -fy.] (Chem.)
Definition: To convert into a salifiable base.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.