alcali

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See also: àlcali and álcali

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.ka.li/
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Noun

alcali m (plural alcalis)

  1. (chemistry) alkali
    • 2006, Raymond Gilles, Michel Anctil, Physiologie animale, page 238:
      Les alcaloses métaboliques sont rares, essentiellement en rapport avec l’ingestion accidentelle d’alcalis.
      Metabolic alkaloses are rare, essentially in keeping with the accidental ingestion of alkalis.

Further reading

Italian

Noun

alcali m (invariable)

  1. (chemistry) alkali, base

Latin

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Pronunciation

Noun

alcali n (indeclinable)

  1. (chemistry, Medieval Latin, New Latin) alkali

References

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English alkali, from French alcali, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily).

Pronunciation

Noun

alcali m (plural alcalïau or alcalïon)

  1. (chemistry) alcali
    Synonym: gwrthsur
    Antonym: asid

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
alcali unchanged unchanged halcali
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “alcali”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies