alkalinity
- noun
- /ˌæl.kəˈlɪn.ɪ.ti/
- Specialized
- In-lake bioassay experiments indicate that DOC and nutrient concentrations, as well as alkalinity and pH, are important determinants of diatom community structure (Olson 1998).
- alkalinity, pH
- alkalinity, conductivity
- alkalinity, hardness
So if you have too high of alkalinity all the time, then your body also has to use buffering compounds to balance that out.
- So if you have too high of alkalinity all the time, then your body also has to use buffering compounds to balance that out.
- So again, when it comes to alkalinity, we know that vegetables, fruits and bone broth are the best.
Examples
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The pH criterion provides a measure on a scale of 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (Table 4).
Academic text (2007) -
An on-site lab collected daily digester samples and analyzed them for pH, temperature, oil and grease, nitrogen, alkalinity, solids, and volatile fatty acids.
Academic text (1999) -
The main problem he investigated was the regulation of alkalinity in blood.
Academic text (1992) -
So if you have too high of alkalinity all the time, then your body also has to use buffering compounds to balance that out.
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So again, when it comes to alkalinity, we know that vegetables, fruits and bone broth are the best.
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Total hardness in all samples exhibited values greater than the total alkalinity.
Academic text (2010) -
However, a reduction in groundwater inflow is, for most lakes, a more important process driving the alkalinity losses.
Academic text (2007) -
In addition, a few other water parameters (pH and alkalinity) slightly deviated from normal levels (Table IV A and B).
Academic text (1997) -
The addition of hydrated lime to produce sufficient alkalinity for nitrification of the influent temporarily alleviated the problem.
Academic text (1997) -
A solution's pH indicates whether it has an acidic or alkalinity property that can neutralize acids.
Antonyms
How Alkaline
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Alkalinity comes from alkali, which comes from the Arabic al-qaly meaning 'the ashes' because people once used plant ashes to make strong, 'basic' substances. So alkalinity tells how 'basic' and not acidic a liquid is and how well it can neutralize acids.