Alizari
‖A′li‐za″ri (�), n. [Perh. fr. Ar. 'açārah juice extracted from a plant, fr. 'açara to press.] (Com.) The madder of the Levant. Brande & C.
Dictionary
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
Search
Find a word or entry
Current letter
A
7.793 entries
Alizarin
A‐liz″a‐rin (�), n. [F. alizarine, fr. alizari.] (Chem.) A coloring principle, C14H6O2(OH)2, found in madder, and now produced artificially from anthracene. It produces the Turk...
Alkahest
Al″ka‐hest (�), n. [LL. alchahest, F. alcahest, a word that has an Arabic appearance, but was probably arbitrarily formed by Paracelsus.] The fabled “universal solvent” of the a...
Alkalamide
Al′kal‐am″ide (�), n. [Alkali + amide.] (Chem.) One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and anot...
Alkalescence
{ Al′ka‐les′cence (�), Al′ka‐les″cen‐cy (�), } n. A tendency to become alkaline; or the state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominan...
Alkalescent
Al′ka‐les″cent (�), a. [Cf. F. alcalescent.] Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline.
Alkali
Al″ka‐li (?; 277), n.; pl.Alkalis or Alkalies (�). [F. alcali, ultimately fr. Ar. alqalī ashes of the plant saltwort, fr. qalay to roast in a pan, fry.] 1. Soda ash; caustic sod...
Alkali (2)
Al″ka‐li (?), n. Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.
Alkali flat
Alkali flat. A sterile plain, containing an excess of alkali, at the bottom of an undrained basin in an arid region; a playa.
Alkali soil
Alkali soil. Any one of various soils found in arid and semiarid regions, containing an unusual amount of soluble mineral salts which effloresce in the form of a powder or crust...
Alkali waste
Alkali waste. Waste material from the manufacture of alkali; specif., soda waste.
Alkalifiable
Al″ka‐li‐fi′a‐ble (�), a. [Cf. F. alcalifiable.] Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali.
Alkalify
Al″ka‐li‐fy (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Alkalified (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Alkalifying.] [Alkali + -fly: cf. F. alcalifier.] To convert into an alkali; to give alkaline properties to.
Alkalify (2)
Al″ka‐li‐fy, v. i. To become changed into an alkali.
Alkalimeter
Al′ka‐lim″e‐ter (�), n. [Alkali + -meter. cf. F. alcalimètre.] An instrument to ascertain the strength of alkalies, or the quantity of alkali in a mixture.
Alkalimetric
{ Al′ka‐li‐met″ric (�), Al′ka‐li‐met″ric‐al (�), } a. Of or pertaining to alkalimetry.
Alkalimetry
Al′ka‐lim″e‐try (�), n. [Cf. F. alcalimètrie.] (Chem.) The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures.
Alkaline
Al″ka‐line (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. alcalin.] Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali.Alkaline earths, certain substances, as lime, baryta, ...
Alkalinity
Al′ka‐lin″i‐ty (�), n. The quality which constitutes an alkali; alkaline property. Thomson.
Alkalious
Al‐ka″li‐ous (�), a. Alkaline.
Alkalizate
Al″ka‐li‐zate (�), a. Alkaline. Boyle.
Alkalizate (2)
Al″ka‐li‐‐zate (�), v. t. To alkalizate. Johnson.
Alkalization
Al′ka‐li‐za″tion (�), n. [Cf. F. alcalisation.] The act rendering alkaline by impregnating with an alkali; a conferring of alkaline qualities.
Alkalize
Al″ka‐lize (ăl″kȧ‐līz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Alkalized (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Alkalizing (�).] [Cf. F. alcaliser.] To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to.
Alkaloid
{ Al″ka‐loid (ăl″kȧ‐loid), Al′ka‐loid″al (ăl′kȧ‐loid″al), } a. [Alkali + -oid: cf. F. alcaloïde.] Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.
Alkaloid (2)
Al″ka‐loid (ăl″kȧ‐loid), n.(Chem.) An organic base, especially one of a class of substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals.☞ Alkaloids...
Alkanet
Al″ka‐net (�), n. [Dim. of Sp. alcana, alheña, in which al is the Ar. article. See Henna, and cf. Orchanet.] 1. (Chem.) A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinct...