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Where does “hyperalkaline” come from?

hyperalkaline (English) comes from English alkaline, from English alkali, from French alcali, from Medieval Latin alcali, from Arabic اَلْقِلْي.

hyperalkaline (English): More than usually alkaline

Definitions

  1. More than usually alkaline

Ancestry of “hyperalkaline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalkalineOf, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of...
2EnglishalkaliOne of a class of caustic bases, such as soda,...
3Frenchalcalialkali
4Medieval Latinalcali—
5Arabicاَلْقِلْي—
Every word from Arabic اَلْقِلْي →