1.
[syn: alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Alkalize \Al"ka*lize\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*l[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Alkalized ([a^]l"k[.a]*l[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Alkalizing ([a^]l"k[.a]*l[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F.
alcaliser.]
To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an
alkali to.
[1913 Webster] Alkaloid
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
alkalize
v 1: turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized" [syn:
alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify] [ant:
acetify, acidify]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "alkalize":
acetify, acidify, acidulate, alkalify, borate, carbonate, catalyze,
chemical, chlorinate, electrolyze, ferment, homopolymerize,
hydrate, hydrogenate, hydroxylate, isomerize, nitrate, oxidize,
pepsinate, peroxidize, phosphatize, polymerize, reduce, sulfate,
sulfatize, sulfonate, work