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Where does “alcali” come from?

alcali (French) comes from Medieval Latin alcali, from Arabic اَلْقِلْي.

alcali (French): alkali

Definitions

  1. alkali

Ancestry of “alcali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinalcali—
2Arabicاَلْقِلْي—

Words derived from “alcali”

  • alkaline
  • alkali
  • alkaloid
  • alkalosis
  • alkalinization
  • alkaloidal
  • alkalic
  • glycoalkaloid
  • alkalization
  • peralkaline
  • alkalimetry
  • alkalinize
  • alkalize
  • chloralkali
  • alkalimeter
  • alkalescent
  • alkalimetric
  • bialkali
  • immunoalkaline
  • hyperalkaline
  • alkaliphile
  • haloalkaliphilic
  • alkalied
  • alkalinise
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