Alkalescent

/ælkəˈlɛsənt/ adjective

Slightly alkaline; tending to become alkaline or showing a gradual increase in alkaline properties.

From alkali plus -escent, a suffix meaning 'becoming' or 'tending toward.' Formed in English chemistry to describe substances that are somewhat, but not strongly, basic.

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