-escent

English

Etymology

From Latin -ēscēns, present participle of -ēscō (“I become”).

Suffix

-escent

  1. beginning to be; becoming
  2. resembling

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -escent
adepescent
adipescent
agonescent
alkalescent
arborescent
caulescent
cinerescent
clandescent
decadescent
fremescent
gangrenescent
glaucescent
hyalescent
iridescent
juvenescent
luminescent
olivescent
opalescent
ovalescent
pallescent
papescent
pearlescent
phosphorescent
purplescent
purpurescent
spinescent
spinulescent
vaporescent
vinescent
violescent
virilescent
vitrescent
terms ending in -escent otherwise formed
otherwise related

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