As a letter s
is the letter s with a.
As a noun alkaline is
an alkaline battery.
As an adjective alkaline is
of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
s
Translingual
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(
wikipedia s)
Letter
The nineteenth letter of the .
Symbol
(
wikipedia)
(
mul-symbol)
voiceless alveolar fricative
Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
See also
(
Latn-script)
*
* (esh)
* (dze)
*
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Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur
Symbols for SI units
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alkaline
English
Alternative forms
*
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
