dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/alk_MW.json
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{
"alkali":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a soluble salt or a mixture of soluble salts present in some soils of arid regions in quantity detrimental to agriculture":[],
": alkali metal":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Baking soda is a mild alkali that's effective at dissolving dirt and grease. \u2014 Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Nov. 2020",
"Don\u2019t use cleaners containing acid, alkali or sodium hypochlorite that will mar, etch, corrode and permanently discolor the laminate surface, says the Formica company. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2020",
"Don\u2019t use cleaners containing acid, alkali or sodium hypochlorite that will mar, etch, corrode and permanently discolor the laminate surface, says the Formica company. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2020",
"The company, which acquired several area properties from Dow Chemical in 2015, previously announced plans to close its chlor alkali and vinylidene chloride plants in Freeport in 2020 to cut costs. \u2014 Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Don\u2019t use cleaners containing acid, alkali or sodium hypochlorite that will mar, etch, corrode and permanently discolor the laminate surface, says the Formica company. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Don\u2019t use cleaners containing acid, alkali or sodium hypochlorite that will mar, etch, corrode and permanently discolor the laminate surface, says the Formica company. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Don\u2019t use cleaners containing acid, alkali or sodium hypochlorite that will mar, etch, corrode and permanently discolor the laminate surface, says the Formica company. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2020",
"According to one report on recent cases of milk- alkali syndrome, the question is almost impossible to answer for the general population. \u2014 Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science , 28 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic al-qili the ashes of the plant saltwort":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8al-k\u0259-\u02ccl\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193958",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"alkali mallow":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a low whitish scurfy perennial herb ( Sida hederacea ) having roundish or kidney-shaped leaves and cream-colored flowers":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203025",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"alkali metal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of the monovalent mostly basic metals of group I of the periodic table comprising lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium \u2014 see Periodic Table":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the paper, scientists characterize the meteorites\u2019 material phases as alloys of lead, tin and indium, which is the softest non- alkali metal . \u2014 Fox News , 24 Mar. 2020",
"The first group, known as the alkali metals , has just one such electron, easy to lose when reacting with an element that has more electrons, such as one from the 17th group, the halogens. \u2014 Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine , 26 June 2019",
"The brine water that has been accumulating for millennia under the Atacama is lithium-rich, and companies pump it out and send the brine to evaporation ponds where heat extracts the water and leaves the reactive alkali metal behind. \u2014 Megan Geuss, Ars Technica , 21 Oct. 2018",
"The calibration is done with the alkali metal cesium. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194601",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"alkie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": alcoholic":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening & alteration":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8al-k\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"alcoholic",
"boozehound",
"boozer",
"dipsomaniac",
"drinker",
"drunk",
"drunkard",
"inebriate",
"juicehead",
"juicer",
"lush",
"rummy",
"soak",
"soaker",
"sot",
"souse",
"tippler",
"toper",
"tosspot"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080343",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"alky":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"alkalinity":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023907",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"alkali lake":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a saline lake containing large amounts of sodium and potassium carbonates in solution as well as sodium chloride, commonly found in arid regions":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011527"
},
"alkali heath":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a California undershrub ( Frankenia grandifolia ) with revolute leaves, pinkish flowers in small terminal clusters, and linear many-seeded capsules":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from its growth in alkaline soil and from its heathlike leaves":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014933"
},
"alkali grass":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a grasslike plant ( Zygadenus elegans ) with flowers in a loose cylindrical raceme":[],
": salt grass sense a":[],
": any of several grasses of the genus Puccinellia that grow in saline situations":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from its growth in alkaline soil":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1870, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020949"
},
"alkali flat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a level area in an arid or semiarid region that is encrusted with salt or alkali (such as the dried bed of an evaporated pond or lake)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053632"
},
"alkali feldspar":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": feldspar containing alkali metals (such as sodium or potassium or both) but little calcium":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081901"
},
"Alkali Fast Green 10 G":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a green triarylmethane acid dye":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1959, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104004"
},
"alkalied":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": affected with alkali disease":[],
": containing selenium":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccl\u012bd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142515"
},
"alkene":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8al-\u02cck\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary alk yl + -ene":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163740"
},
"alkaline earth metal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of the divalent strongly basic metals of group II of the periodic table comprising beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium":[
"\u2014 see Periodic Table"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1854, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181635"
},
"alkekengi":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chinese lantern plant":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English alkenkengy , from Medieval Latin alkekengi , from Arabic al-k\u0101kanj the ground-cherry, from Persian k\u0101kunaj":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195224"
}
}