álcali

See also: alcali

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ka.li/ [ˈaʊ̯.ka.li]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.kɐ.li/ [ˈaɫ.kɐ.li]

Hyphenation: ál‧ca‧li

Noun

álcali m (plural álcalis)

(chemistry) alkali (any of a class of caustic bases)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الْقِلْي (al-qily).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈalkali/ [ˈal.ka.li]
Rhymes: -alkali
Syllabification: ál‧ca‧li

Noun

álcali m (plural álcalis)

(chemistry) alkali

Derived terms

Further reading

“álcali”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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