Sensibly Deluded

Traipsing Through the Dictionary:

Alkalious/Alkalizate

alkalious/alkalizate – (al.ka'li.ous/al'ka.li.zate) – alkaline.

The 1828 dictionary defines alkalizate as, “alkaline; impregnated with alkali.”

The -ous portion of this word originates with the Latin suffix -osus, meaning, “full of, overly prone to”.

alkalinity – (al.ka.lin'i.ty) – the quality or state of being alkaline.

The 1828 dictionar defines this word as, “the quality which constitutes an alkali.”

The ity portion of this term comes from the Proto-Indo-European word, -teh₂ts, which is “used to form nouns indicating a state of being”.

alkaline-earth metals – (al'ka.line-earth' met'als) – the group of chemical elements comprising calcium, strontium, barium, and sometimes, beryllium, magnesium, and radium.

This term is not in the 1828 dictionary.

The metal portion of this word originates with the Ancient Greek term μέταλλον, which means, “a mine, quarry, or salt pit”, and, “metal”.

alkaline earths – (al'ka.line. Earths) – the oxides of the alkaline-earth metals.

This term is not in the 1828 dictionary.

The earth portion of this phrase originates with Proto-West Germanic erþu, meaning, “earth, world”, as well as, “earth, soil”.

alkaline – (al'ka.line) – pertaining to an alkali; having the properties of or containing alkali.

The 1828 dictionary defines this word as, “having the properties of alkali.”

This term comes from the Arabic word قلي, which means, “anything that is the result of frying, be it edible, fries, or not, as results of chemical operations, ash, potash”, as well as, “alkali, base”.

alkalimetry – (al.ka.lim'e.try) – the process of determing the strength of alkalis or the amount of alkali present in any mixture.

This word is not in 1828 dictionary.

The -metry portion of this term originates with the Ancient Greek word -μετρία, which “forms nouns pertaining to measurement”.

alkalimetric/alkalimetrical – (al''ka.li.met'ric/al''ka.li.met'ric.al) – pertaining to alkalimetry.

This term is not in the 1828 dictionary.

The -metric portion of this word comes from the Latin term metricus, meaning, “metrical (of or pertaining to measurement”, “(poetry) metrical, (of or pertaining to poetic metre)”, as well as, “metric (of or pertaining to the metric system”.

alkalimeter – (al.ka.li'e.ter) – an instrument for measuring the quantity of alkali in any solution or mixture.

The 1828 dictionary defines this word as, “an instrument for ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quality of alkali in potash and soda.”

The -meter portion of this term comes from the Ancient Greek word μέτρον, which means, “something used to measure: measure, rule, weight”, “length, width, breadth”, and “(music, poetry) metre”.

alkaligenous – (al.ka.lig'e.nous) – producing an alkali.

The 1828 dictionary defines this word as, “producing or generating alkali.”

The -genous portion of this term comes from a combination of the Ancient Greek suffix -γενής, which means, “born in a certain place or condition”, and, “of a kind”, as well as the Latin suffix -osus, which means, “full of, overly prone to”.

alkalify – (al'ka.li.fy) – 1) to form or convert into an alkali 2) to become an alkali.

The 1828 dictionary contains definitions identical to the ones listed above.

The -fy portion of this term originates with the Latin word facio, meaning, “to do”, “to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect”, to make, produce, compose”, and “to appoint”.

alkalifiable – (al.ka.li.fi''a.ble) – that may be alkalified; converted into an alkali.

This word is not in the 1828 dictionary.

The -able portion of this term comes from the Latin suffix -abilis, meaning, “able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring”.

alkali metal – (al.ka.li'' met'al) – any metal, such as sodium, potassium, or lithium, whose hydroxide is an alkali.

The 1828 dictionary does not have an entry for this phrase, but does contain separate entries for alkali and metal

The metal portion of this word originates with the Ancient Greek term μέταλλον, meaning, “a mine, quarry, or salt pit”, as well as, “metal”.