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albescent

[ al-bes-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. becoming white; whitish.


albescent

/ ælˈbɛsənt /

adjective

  1. shading into, growing, or becoming white
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • alˈbescence, noun
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Other Words From

  • al·bescence noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of albescent1

1825–35; < Latin albēscent- (stem of albēscēns, present participle of albēscere ), equivalent to alb ( us ) white + -ēscent- -escent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of albescent1

C19: from Latin albēscere to grow white, from albus white

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