alcalescent
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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.