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What is "alkalize"

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Alkalize

Alkalize \Al"ka*lize\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*l[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alkalized ([a^]l"k[.a]*l[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Alkalizing ([a^]l"k[.a]*l[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. alcaliser.] To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to.

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alkalize

vb. To cause to become more basic and less acidic.

WordNet
alkalize

v. turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized" [syn: alkalise, alkalify, basify] [ant: acidify]

Usage examples of "alkalize".

Part of this desirable alkalizing effect would be negated if the stomach were to continue to produce its own acid secretions at a great rate after the food had left it.