alcalescent
English edit
Adjective edit
alcalescent (comparative more alcalescent, superlative most alcalescent)
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
From alcali.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
alcalescent (feminine alcalescente, masculine plural alcalescents, feminine plural alcalescentes)
Further reading edit
- “alcalescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.