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alkalescent

adj

Etymology

From alkali + -escent.

  1. derived from قلي
  2. derived from alcali
  3. borrowed from alcali
  4. suffixed as alkalescent — “alkali + escent”

Definitions

  1. Slightly alkaline

    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; […]

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