Meanings
adjectivealkalescent (comparative more alkalescent, superlative most alkalescent)
comparative more alkalescent · superlative most alkalescent · alternative alcalescent
- Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
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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Origin
Translations
Portuguese alcalescente
- alcalescenteslightly alkaline
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with alkalescent
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MLA
“alkalescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkalescent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkalescent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkalescent.
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