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Alkaline vs Basicity - What's the difference?

alkaline | basicity |

As nouns the difference between alkaline and basicity

is that alkaline is an alkaline battery while basicity is (uncountable) the condition of being basic.

As an adjective alkaline

is of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.

alkaline

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Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • An alkaline battery.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
  • (chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.

    • Synonyms

    * (chemistry) basic

    Antonyms

    * (chemistry) acidic

    Derived terms

    * alkaline air * alkaline battery * alkaline earth * alkaline earth metal

    Related terms

    * alkali * alkaloid

    basicity

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition of being basic
  • (countable, chemistry) The degree to which a substance is basic
  • (countable, chemistry) The number of replaceable hydrogen atoms in a molecule of an acid

    • See also

    * acidity