alkalescent

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alkalescent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alkalescent \Al`ka*les"cent\, a. [Cf. F. alcalescent.]
     Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline.
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alkalescent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  alkalescent
      adj 1: tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline [syn:
             alkalescent, alcalescent]