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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: alkali #89377 12/13/2002 7:55 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 alkali - 14c., from M.L. alkali, from Ar. al-qaliy "the ashes" (of saltwort, a plant growing in alkaline soils), from qalay "to roast in a pan." Alkaline is attested from 1677. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted a question of nutrition wwh 12/12/2002 8:17 PM Re: a question of nutrition AnnaStrophic 12/12/2002 8:43 PM Re: a question of nutrition wwh 12/12/2002 9:04 PM Re: a question of nutrition of troy 12/13/2002 4:27 PM Re: a question of nutrition wofahulicodoc 12/13/2002 4:33 PM Re: a question of nutrition AnnaStrophic 12/13/2002 6:52 PM Re: Base Faldage 12/13/2002 7:13 PM Re: Base AnnaStrophic 12/13/2002 7:17 PM Re: Base Jackie 12/14/2002 2:50 PM Re: Base Faldage 12/14/2002 3:03 PM oops! wofahulicodoc 12/13/2002 7:17 PM Re: oops! Faldage 12/13/2002 7:24 PM Re: alkali wwh 12/13/2002 7:55 PM Re: a question of nutrition Faldage 12/13/2002 4:39 PM Re: a question of nutrition birdfeed 12/13/2002 4:54 PM Re: a question of nutrition wwh 12/13/2002 5:20 PM Re: a question of nutrition of troy 12/16/2002 5:06 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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