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Alkaline Pronunciation
Alkaline is pronounced AL-kuh-lyn, IPA /ˈælkəˌlaɪn/.
AL-kuh-lyn
US /ˈælkəˌlaɪn/ · UK /ˈælkəˌlaɪn/
Syllables: AL · kuh · lyn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Having the chemical properties of an alkali, with a pH above seven.
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Alkaline in a Sentence
- Blueberries will not take in soil this alkaline.
- Alkaline batteries last longer in cold weather.
- Hard water tends to be mildly alkaline.
Common Mispronunciations of Alkaline
Not al-kuh-LEEN
An ine ending reads two ways in chemistry, and this one is the lyn of iodine rather than the leen of chlorine. Nothing behind AL is loud.
Not AL-kuh-lin
Let that final vowel run its full length. Clipping it to a short i gives the mineral name alkalin, which no chemist uses.
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