alcalescent

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

alcalescent (comparative more alcalescent, superlative most alcalescent)

1. Alternative spelling of alkalescent
   • 1775, William Cullen, “Mushrooms”, in Lectures on the Materia Medica, as Delivered by William Cullen, M.D. […], Philadelphia, Pa.: […] Robert Bell, […], →OCLC, page 68:

     Eſculent muſhrooms are very nutritive, very readily alcaleſcent, and more ſo without intermediate aceſcency than any other vegetable; […]

French

Etymology

From alcali.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

alcalescent (feminine alcalescente, masculine plural alcalescents, feminine plural alcalescentes)

1. alkalescent

Further reading

• “alcalescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.