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alkali (n.)
late 14c., "soda ash," from Medieval Latin
alkali
, from Arabic
al-qaliy
"the ashes, burnt ashes" (of saltwort, a plant growing in alkaline soils), from
qala
"to roast in a pan." The modern chemistry sense is from 1813.
