单词 | antalkali |
释义 | antalkalin.α. 1700s– antalkali. β. 1800s– antialkali. Chiefly Medicine. Now rare. A substance which counteracts the effects of alkalis, esp. in the human body. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > alkaline or antalkaline substance alkalizate1666 alkalescent1752 antalkali1763 antalkaline1770 trometamol1966 1763 A. Sutherland Attempts Antient Med. Doctr. I. 306 What shall we now say of our boasted antalkalies? 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 67/1 Antalkalies..are means of counteracting the presence of alkalies in the system. 1892 R. J. Hinton Rep. Irrigation (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 52 Gypsum is excellent as an anti-alkali, where carbonates and borates are detected. 1963 Jrnl. Pediatrics 63 311/2 If a neutralizing agent were to be included in a universal antidote it should be an antalkali rather than an antacid. 2003 J. A. Duke et al. CRC Handbk. Medicinal Spices 104 Glutamic Acid..Antalkali? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1763 |
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