alkali
Indonesian
/alˈka.li/
noun
Definitions
- (chemistry) alkali, a group of bases from alkali metal group.
- (chemistry) base, any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish alkali (alkali) derived from French alcali derived from Arabic اَلْقِلْي, قلي (alkali, ashes of the saltwort, ashes of saltwort).
Origin
Arabic
اَلْقِلْي, قلي
Gloss
alkali, ashes of the saltwort, ashes of saltwort
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alkali English
- alkaline English
- alkali Latin
- alkali Dutch, Flemish
- alkalimetaal Dutch, Flemish
- alcali French
- alcaligène French
- alcalimètre French
- alcalimétrie French
- alcaliser French
- alcalose French
- alkali Norwegian Bokmål
- alkali Swedish
- alkali Norwegian Nynorsk
- alcaile Irish
- alkali Danish
- اَلْقِلْي, قلي Arabic
- αλκάλιο Greek (modern)
- *اَلْقَلِي Andalusian Arabic