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Meaning of 碱

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碱 (Trad.: 鹼)
Pinyin: jiǎn
English Definition: base; alkali; soda (chemistry)
Chinese Definition:
①含在土里的一种物质,化学成分是碳酸钠,用做洗涤剂,亦用来中和发面中的酸味:碱土。碱化。碱荒。
②化学上称能在水溶液中电离而生成氢氧离子(oh-)的化合物,如氢氧化钠等。溶液具有涩味,能使石蕊试纸变蓝,能跟酸中和而生成盐:碱金属。碱式盐。碱性岩。
Total strokes: 14; Radical: 石
Pictophonetic:咸 indicates the sound; 石 (mineral) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 石 [ shí ] stone, rock, mineral
    • 咸 [ xián ] all, together, united; salted
Similar Characters: 缄
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Example Words
碱性 jiǎn xìng alkaline
盐碱地 yán jiǎn dì saline soil; (fig.) infertile woman
碱化 jiǎn huà to make basic or alkaline; alkalization (chemistry)
纯碱 chún jiǎn sodium carbonate Na2CO3; soda ash; same as 碳酸钠
烧碱 shāo jiǎn caustic soda NaOH
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Example Sentences
1
酸与碱产生化学反应而形成盐
。
An acid can react with a base to form a salt.
2
但是低膨胀的玻璃比碱石灰玻璃可贵多了
。
But low-expansion glass is much costlier than soda-lime glass.
3
它是箭毒碱
,
提取自一种南美产的植物
。
It is a curare alkaloid derived from the South American plant.
4
很可能氪和氩也可以做路易斯碱
,
但显然它们不能和氟化氢竞争
。
It is possible that Kr and Ar could also act as Lewis bases, but evidently they cannot compete with HF.
5
传统的碱石灰玻璃膨胀过大
,
焊接会带来很大的应力从而导致失效
。
Conventional soda-lime glass expands too much, so welding introduces stresses that can lead to failure.