how to pronounce alkaline

/ˈæl.kəl.aɪn/

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alkaline is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… other alkaline earths additionally and …”

meanings of alkaline

adjective:

Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
Having a pH greater than 7.

noun:

An alkaline battery.

alkaline frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word alkaline occurs in english on average 3.4 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.

topics alkaline can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that alkaline can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;