álcali

/ˈawkali/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os álcalis

Meaning

  1. alkali

    • O álcali neutraliza o ácido.

      Alkali neutralises acid.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

base

Close — an alkali is a type of chemical base.

Similar in other languages

German

Base

Close — alkali relates to a base (chemistry).

Practice

1 What does álcali mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ neutraliza o ácido.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches álcali?

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