alkalescent
alkalescent adjective: slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
Adjective
alkalescent (comparative more alkalescent, superlative most alkalescent)
- 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; […]1775, William Cullen, “Mushrooms”, in Lectures on the Materia Medica, as Delivered by William Cullen, M.D. […], Philadelphia, Pa.: […] Robert Bell, […], →OCLC, page 68
alkalescent meaning in Tamil and Kannada
alkalescent in Tamil
- இலேசாக்க காரமாகும் பொருள், இலேசாகக் காரமாகத்தக்க
alkalescent in Kannada
- ತುಸುಕಾರದ, ನಸುಕಾರದ
Forms of alkalescent
| comparative | more alkalescent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most alkalescent |
| alternative form | alcalescent |
Origin of alkalescent
From alkali + -escent.
Words that rhyme with alkalescent
- crescent
- evanescent
- deliquescent
- fluorescent
- incandescent
- efflorescent
- quiescent
- senescent
- accrescent
- acquiescent
- arborescent
- circumcrescent
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- convalescent
- depressant
- effervescent
- erubescent
- excrescent
- iridescent
- juvenescent
- lapidescent
- pubescent
- recrudescent
- reflorescent
- spinescent
- tumescent
- virescent
- viridescent
- acaulescent
- adipescent
- adularescent
- adultescent
- adultolescent
- agonescent
- albescent
- alcalescent
- antidepressant
- autofluorescent
- autoluminescent
- biofluorescent
- bioluminescent
- calescent
- candescent
- cathodoluminescent
- caulescent
- cerulescent
- cessant
- chemifluorescent
- chemiluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- cinerescent
- coalescent
- concrescent
- contabescent
- crystalloluminescent
- cytofluorescent
- decadescent
- decalescent
- defervescent
- delitescent
- detumescent
Questions about alkalescent
- What does alkalescent mean?
- Alkalescent means slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
- What is alkalescent in Tamil?
- Alkalescent in Tamil is இலேசாக்க காரமாகும் பொருள், இலேசாகக் காரமாகத்தக்க. See Alkalescent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is alkalescent?
- Alkalescent is an adjective.
Words near alkalescent in the dictionary
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