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alkalizer

alkalizer

7.9
A device that makes drinking water less acidic
  • noun
  • /ˈæl.kəˌlaɪ.zər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : alcalinizador
  • Many health-conscious families installed an alkalizer to improve the taste and pH of their drinking water.

Examples

  • At the showroom, the salesperson demonstrated how the new alkalizer converts ordinary tap water into alkaline water.

  • The kitchen counter gadget is a popular alkalizer that raises tap water pH.

  • The new alkalizer improved the water quality significantly.

  • I bought an alkalizer for my home.

  • The kitchen counter gadget is a popular alkalizer that raises tap water pH.

  • Many health-conscious families installed an alkalizer to improve the taste and pH of their drinking water.

  • At the showroom, the salesperson demonstrated how the new alkalizer converts ordinary tap water into alkaline water.

Surface Forms

alkalizer singular
alkalizers plural

Morphology

alkalizer = alkalize (transparent) = alkali + ize + er

Regular agentive nominalization from the verb 'alkalize' ('make alkaline'), so 'alkalizer' straightforwardly means 'a device that makes water more alkaline'.

Etymology

Alkalizer comes from alkali, the same root as alkaline, and originally from an Arabic word meaning 'ashes'. So, an alkalizer device is something that makes water less acidic and more 'alkaline'.