ALKALIFY (alkalified)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: alkalified   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does alkalify mean? 

• ALKALIFY (verb)
  The verb ALKALIFY has 1 sense:

1. turn basic and less acidic

  Familiarity information: ALKALIFY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALKALIFY (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they alkalify    ... he / she / it alkalifies   
Past simple: alkalified   
Past participle: alkalified   
-ing form: alkalifying   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Turn basic and less acidic

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

alkalify; alkalise; alkalize; basify

Context example:

the solution alkalized

Hypernyms (to "alkalify" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

alkali (any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water)

alkali (a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture)