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ALKALINE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7
Example:
alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
alcalescent; alkalescent (tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline)
basic (of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base)
base-forming (yielding a base in aqueous solution)
saltlike (resembling a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Antonym:
acidic (being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7))
amphoteric (having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either)
Derivation:
alkalinity (pH values above 7)
Context examples:
Calcium nitrate is used in the production of cadmium hydroxide for use in alkaline batteries, to color glass and porcelain, in photography and in nuclear reactors.
(Cadmium Nitrate, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the bone specific alkaline phosphatase isoform in a biological specimen.
(Bone Specific Alkaline Phosphatase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Two osteoblast proteins, tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) and plasma cell membrane glycoprotein-1 (PC-1) are involved in this process.
(Bone Mineralization Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
The determination of the amount of bone specific alkaline phosphatase present in a sample.
(Bone Specific Alkaline Phosphatase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
Chronic, non-healing wounds, are usually more alkaline (vs. acidic) than healthy skin.
(New answer to MRSA, other 'superbug' infections: clay minerals?, NSF)
This allele, which encodes alkaline phosphatase, tissue-nonspecific isozyme protein, may be involved in matrix mineralization.
(ALPL wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The glandular portion of the salivary system whose combined secretions constitute the saliva; a clear, alkaline, somewhat viscus secretion that keeps the mouth moist and aids in swallowing and digesting food.
(Acinar Salivary Gland System, NCI Thesaurus)
Alkaline ceramidase 1 (264 aa, ~31 kDa) is encoded by the human ACER1 gene.
(Alkaline Ceramidase 1, NCI Thesaurus)
Alkaline ceramidase 2 (275 aa, ~31 kDa) is encoded by the human ACER2 gene.
(Alkaline Ceramidase 2, NCI Thesaurus)
Inhibition of this enzyme in the kidney prevents excretion of hydrogen, leading to increased bicarbonate and cation excretion and increased urinary volume, which results in an alkaline diuresis.
(Acetazolamide, NCI Thesaurus)
