alkalescentadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌalkəˈlɛsnt/, U.S.

/ˌælkəˈlɛs(ə)nt/

Forms: 1700s– alcalescent, 1700s– alkalescent.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps also partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: alkali n., -escent suffix; Latin alcalescens.

Etymology: < alkali n. + -escent suffix, perhaps via post-classical Latin alcalescens (1716). Compare French alcalescent , adjective (1735). Compare earlier acescent adj.

Chiefly Medicine.

A. adj.

Tending to become alkaline; incipiently or slightly alkaline; promoting alkalinity. Now historical.

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alkalescent1726

alkaline1732

antalkaline1752

1726 E. Barry Treat. Consumption of Lungs ii. 103 In a human Body, the Chyle, and Milk, by being mixed with the other Animal Fluids, which are of an Alkalescent Nature, tho' not Alkaline,..are changed into a yellow Serum and at length into Florid Blood.

1789 W. Cullen Treat. Materia Medica I. 339 We are persuaded that the alkalescent state of the fluids is always increasing as life advances.

1821 P. B. Shelley Let. 15 Aug. (1964) II. 336 I now drink nothing but alcalescent water, and am much relieved.

1845 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 135 344 If the alkalescent or neutral urine is left for some hours, the surface becomes covered with an iridescent pellicle.

1890 E. F. Knight Cruise of ‘Alerte’ iv. 57 [An island] green with salsola or saltwort and other alcalescent plants.

1912 Biol. Bull. 22 147 Sodium bicarbonate being more alkalescent than sodium chloride, the titratable alkalinity of the serum is increased.

1986 K. J. Carpenter Hist. Scurvy & Vitamin C (1988) iii. 58 This property balanced the chyle resulting from a purely meat diet, which had an alcalescent and putrefying character.

†B. n.

An alkalescent substance; a substance promoting alkalinity. Obsolete. rare.

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alkalizate1666

alkalescent1752

antalkali1763

antalkaline1770

trometamol1966

1752 J. Pringle in Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 555 Carrots, Turneps, Garlick..and Colewort, were tried (as Alcalescents).

1796 J. Townsend Guide to Health II. 440 These [solvents] are alkalescents, which decompose the stone.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alkalescent
释义	alkalescentadj.n. Brit. /ˌalkəˈlɛsnt/, U.S. /ˌælkəˈlɛs(ə)nt/ Forms: 1700s– alcalescent, 1700s– alkalescent. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps also partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: alkali n., -escent suffix; Latin alcalescens. Etymology: < alkali n. + -escent suffix, perhaps via post-classical Latin alcalescens (1716). Compare French alcalescent , adjective (1735). Compare earlier acescent adj. Chiefly Medicine. A. adj. Tending to become alkaline; incipiently or slightly alkaline; promoting alkalinity. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [adjective] > alkaline or antalkaline alkalescent1726 alkaline1732 antalkaline1752 1726 E. Barry Treat. Consumption of Lungs ii. 103 In a human Body, the Chyle, and Milk, by being mixed with the other Animal Fluids, which are of an Alkalescent Nature, tho' not Alkaline,..are changed into a yellow Serum and at length into Florid Blood. 1789 W. Cullen Treat. Materia Medica I. 339 We are persuaded that the alkalescent state of the fluids is always increasing as life advances. 1821 P. B. Shelley Let. 15 Aug. (1964) II. 336 I now drink nothing but alcalescent water, and am much relieved. 1845 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 135 344 If the alkalescent or neutral urine is left for some hours, the surface becomes covered with an iridescent pellicle. 1890 E. F. Knight Cruise of ‘Alerte’ iv. 57 [An island] green with salsola or saltwort and other alcalescent plants. 1912 Biol. Bull. 22 147 Sodium bicarbonate being more alkalescent than sodium chloride, the titratable alkalinity of the serum is increased. 1986 K. J. Carpenter Hist. Scurvy & Vitamin C (1988) iii. 58 This property balanced the chyle resulting from a purely meat diet, which had an alcalescent and putrefying character. †B. n. An alkalescent substance; a substance promoting alkalinity. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > alkaline or antalkaline substance alkalizate1666 alkalescent1752 antalkali1763 antalkaline1770 trometamol1966 1752 J. Pringle in Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 555 Carrots, Turneps, Garlick..and Colewort, were tried (as Alcalescents). 1796 J. Townsend Guide to Health II. 440 These [solvents] are alkalescents, which decompose the stone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1726
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