alkalize (Amer.)
v.
(Chemistry) make alkaline; become alkaline (also alkalise)
alkalize
Verb
1. turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized"
(synonym) alkalise, alkalify, basify
(antonym) acidify, acetify
(hypernym) change state, turn
(derivation) antacid, gastric antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
Alkalizing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Alkalize
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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