alkalifyingadj.

Brit.

/alˈkalᵻfʌɪɪŋ/,

/ˈalkəlᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈælkələˌfaɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: alkalify v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < alkalify v. + -ing suffix², after French alkalifiant (1789 in the passage translated in quot. 1790). Compare slightly earlier acidifying adj.

Chemistry. Now rare.

Originally: combining with other substances to form alkalies; cf. acidifying adj. In later use more widely: making alkaline.

ΚΠ

1790 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Elements Nat. Hist. & Chem. (new ed.) I. 150 We are led to consider the atmosphere as a vast reservoir of acidifying and alkalifying principles [Fr. des principes acidifiant & alkalifiant].

1815 Ann. Philos. 6 188 Hence, equal volumes considered, oxygen is much more acidifying than azote is alkalifying.

1996 Waste Managem. 16 528/1 The pH-dependent leaching tests for alkalinity..were carried out using slaked lime as an alkalifying reagent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alkalifying
释义	alkalifyingadj. Brit. /alˈkalᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, /ˈalkəlᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈælkələˌfaɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: alkalify v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < alkalify v. + -ing suffix², after French alkalifiant (1789 in the passage translated in quot. 1790). Compare slightly earlier acidifying adj. Chemistry. Now rare. Originally: combining with other substances to form alkalies; cf. acidifying adj. In later use more widely: making alkaline. ΚΠ 1790 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Elements Nat. Hist. & Chem. (new ed.) I. 150 We are led to consider the atmosphere as a vast reservoir of acidifying and alkalifying principles [Fr. des principes acidifiant & alkalifiant]. 1815 Ann. Philos. 6 188 Hence, equal volumes considered, oxygen is much more acidifying than azote is alkalifying. 1996 Waste Managem. 16 528/1 The pH-dependent leaching tests for alkalinity..were carried out using slaked lime as an alkalifying reagent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1790
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