ALKALINITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alkalinity mean? 

• ALKALINITY (noun)
  The noun ALKALINITY has 1 sense:

1. pH values above 7

  Familiarity information: ALKALINITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALKALINITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

PH values above 7

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("alkalinity" is a kind of...):

pH; pH scale ((from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more acidic))

Antonym:

acidity (pH values below 7)

Derivation:

alkaline (relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7)

 Context examples 

The negative logarithm (base 10) of the concentration of hydronium ions, which is used as a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a fluid.

(pH, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

An abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues.

(Alkalosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A process in which the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution is decreased, resulting in an increase in alkalinity.

(Alkalinization, NCI Thesaurus)

Different species of diatoms living in ocean and lakes have affinities for different environmental conditions such as alkalinity, available nutrients, salinity and acidity.

(Diatom, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)