how to pronounce alkali

/ˈæl.kəl.aɪ/

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alkali is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of alkali in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… led to alkali silica reaction taking …”

meanings of alkali

noun:

One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.

alkali frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word alkali occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.