emäksisesti
Emäksisesti is an adverb in Finnish that describes something done in, or characterized by, alkaline or basic conditions. It is the adverbial form of the adjective emäksinen, which in chemistry refers to bases or alkaline substances. In scientific contexts, emäksisesti indicates processes, reactions, or environments that involve bases, as opposed to acidic conditions described with hapahte or hapen. A solution with pH above 7 can be described as emäksinen or as having an emäksinen luonne (alkaline character), and reactions that occur under basic conditions may be described as emäksisesti happening or emäksisesti katalysoitu.
Use and scope: The term is common in chemistry, environmental chemistry, soil science and biochemistry when
Etymology: Emäksisesti derives from emäs, meaning base in chemistry, combined with the suffix -inen to form
Related terms: emäksinen (alkaline/basic), happo (acid), hapokkuus (acidity), pH, emäksinen liuos (alkaline solution), emäksinen maaperä (base-rich
Notes: The concept of emäksisesti is primarily scientific. In non-technical contexts, speakers may use more general