Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

alkalinity

American  
[al-kuh-lin-i-tee] / ˌæl kəˈlɪn ɪ ti /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. alkaline condition; the quality that constitutes an alkali.

alkalinity British  
/ ˌælkəˈlɪnɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being alkaline

  2. the amount of alkali or base in a solution, often expressed in terms of pH

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • hyperalkalinity noun
  • superalkalinity noun

Etymology

Origin of alkalinity

First recorded in 1780–90; alkaline + -ity

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.