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al·ka·les·cent  audio  (lk-lsnt) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Becoming alkaline; slightly alkaline.
ETYMOLOGY:
alkal(i) + -escent

OTHER FORMS:
alka·lescence or alka·lescen·cy(Noun)


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