alkalescent

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alkalescent

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From alkali + -escent.

adjective more alkalescent · most alkalescent · 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; […]

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adj slightly alkaline

Português	alcalescente

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@misc{alkalescent_2026,
  title = {alkalescent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alkalescent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}