#basicity

• Alkalescence — The property of being alkalescent; the state of a substance, solution, or organic medium showing a weak, incipient, or developing alkalinity. It represents the transitional phase or moderate chemical character where the pH evolves from neutral toward basic levels without reaching a highly corrosive value.
• Alkalinity — The property of being alkaline; the total concentration of basic substances in a solution capable of neutralizing hydrogen ions. In hydrology and ecology, it represents the buffering capacity of water against acidification, primarily determined by the presence of carbonate, bicarbonate, and hydroxide ions.