Definition
Slightly alkaline; tending to become alkaline or showing a gradual increase in alkaline properties.
Etymology
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.
Kelly Says
Alkalescent is chemistry's way of saying 'kinda basic'—think of seawater, which is slightly alkalescent compared to pure water. It's that in-between state that's actually really important in nature!
Translations
CSČeština
alkalický
al-ka-li-cky
DADansk
alkalisk
al-ka-lis
DEDeutsch
alkalisch
al-ka-li-sch
ELΕλληνικά
αλκαλικό
al-ka-li-ko
ESEspañol
alcalino
al-ka-li-no
FISuomi
alkalinen
al-ka-li-nen
FRFrançais
alcalin
al-ka-lin
HEעברית
alkaline
al-ka-line
HIहिन्दी
क्षारीय
ksha-ree-ya
HUMagyar
alkalis
al-ka-lis
IDBahasa Indonesia
alkal
al-ka-l
ITItaliano
alcalino
al-ka-li-no
KO한국어
알칼리성
alkal-li-seong
MSBahasa Melayu
alkal
al-ka-l
MYမြန်မာ
alkaline
al-ka-line
NLNederlands
alkalisch
al-ka-li-sch
NONorsk
alkalisk
al-ka-lis
PLPolski
alkaliczny
al-ka-li-t͡s-ki
PTPortuguês
alcalino
al-ka-li-no
RORomână
alcalin
al-ka-lin
RUРусский
щелочной
shche-lo-ch-noy
SVSvenska
alkalisk
al-ka-lis
SWKiswahili
alkaline
al-ka-line
TEతెలుగు
alkaline
al-ka-line
TRTürkçe
alkalin
al-ka-lin
UKУкраїнська
лужний
luzh-nyy
URاردو
alkaline
al-ka-line