Meanings
adjectivealcalescent (comparative more alcalescent, superlative most alcalescent)
comparative more alcalescent · superlative most alcalescent
- alternativeAlternative spelling of alkalescent.
Eſculent muſhrooms are very nutritive, very readily alcaleſcent, and more ſo without intermediate aceſcency than any other vegetable; […]
1775, William Cullen, “Mushrooms”, in Lectures on the Materia Medica, as Delivered by William Cullen, M.D. […], Philadelphia, Pa.: […] Robert Bell, […], →OCLC, page 68
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivetending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with alcalescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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alcalescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcalescent
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“alcalescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcalescent. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alcalescent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcalescent.
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