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Definition: ALKALIS |
ALKALISPlural1. Of Alkali |
Date "ALKALIS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references) |
Crosswords: ALKALIS |
| English words defined with "ALKALIS": acid-base balance, acid-base equilibrium ♦ hypothesis ♦ ozone ♦ possibility ♦ theory. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ALKALIS": arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, As2O3 ♦ Crizzling ♦ de-gummed silk, discharged silk ♦ humic acid ♦ Ionic Theory ♦ mercerised cellulose, mercerized cellulose, mine water ♦ rat poison. (references) |
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Civil Liberties | Nigeria | The Constitution prohibits state and local governments from adopting an official religion; however, some Christians have alleged that Islam has been adopted as the de facto state religion of several northern states, given the reintroduction of Shari'a criminal law, and the continued use of state resources to fund the construction of mosques, the teaching of Alkalis (Muslim judges), and pilgrimages to Mecca (Hajj). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "ALKALIS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "ALKALIS" is used about 47 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 47 | 49,740 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "ALKALIS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Chinese | 碱 (Alkali, Alkalies). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Alkalien (lyes), Laugen (leach, lye, lyes). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | καυστικά αλκάλια (lyes), βάσεις (fundamentals, lyes). (various references) | ||||||||||
Korean | 알칼리 (Alkali, Alkalies). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | alkalisay pl. de alkali (alkalies). (various references) | ||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ALKALIS": alkalise, alkalised, alkalises, alkalising. (additional references) | |
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"ALKALIS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: alkai, alkal, alkalai, Alliali, Alrakis. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-i-k-l-l-s" | |
-1 letter: alkali. | |
-2 letters: alias, kails, kills, salal, skill. | |
-3 letters: aals, ails, alas, alls, ilka, ilks, ills, kaas, kail, kill, sail, saki, sall, sial, silk, sill. | |
-4 letters: aal, aas, ail, ais, ala, all, als, ask, ilk, ill, kas, las, lis, sal, ska, ski. | |
-5 letters: aa, ai, al, as, is, ka, la, li, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-i-k-l-l-s" | |
+1 letter: alkalies, alkalise. | |
+2 letters: alkalised, alkalises, alkalizes, alkaloids, alkalosis. | |
+3 letters: alkalifies, alkalising, balalaikas, blackmails, blacktails, kilopascal. | |
+4 letters: alkalinizes, alkylations, kilopascals. | |
+5 letters: alkalimeters, alkalinities, blackmailers, galligaskins, leukoplakias. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 4C 4B 41 4C 49 53 |
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .-.. -.- .- .-.. .. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01001100 01001011 01000001 01001100 01001001 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A L K A L I S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 004C 004B 0041 004C 0049 0053 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35464535464353 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Quotations: Non-fiction 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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