alkalinize

alkalinize

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English alkaline
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English alkalinize

    From alkaline + -ize.

    Verb

    alkalinize (third-person singular simple present alkalinizes, present participle alkalinizing, simple past and past participle alkalinized)

    1. To convert, or be converted, to an alkali

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