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al•ka•les•cent  (al′kə les′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Chemistrytending to become alkaline;
    slightly alkaline.
  • alkal(i) + -escent 1725–35
al′ka•les′cence, al′ka•les′cen•cy, n. 

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