Alkalize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alkalize
       v : turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized" [syn: {alkalise},
            {alkalify}, {basify}] [ant: {acidify}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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