Etymograph

English

alkalide

From alkali + -ide?

Formed from alkali + -ide

Arabic اَلْقِلْي ‘alkali, ashes’

Medieval Latin alcali

French alcali

English alkali

Today it means

noun A chemical compound in which alkali metals are anions (i.e. they bear a negative charge).

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