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albescent
[ al-bes-uhnt ]
/ ælˈbɛs ənt /
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adjective
becoming white; whitish.
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Origin of albescent
1825–35; <Latin albēscent- (stem of albēscēns, present participle of albēscere), equivalent to alb(us) white + -ēscent--escent
OTHER WORDS FROM albescent
al·bes·cence, nounWords nearby albescent
Albert Lea, Albert Nile, Albertus Magnus, Albertville, albertype, albescent, Albi, albicans, albiduria, Albigenses, albinism
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British Dictionary definitions for albescent
albescent
/ (ælˈbɛsənt) /
adjective
shading into, growing, or becoming white
Derived forms of albescent
albescence, nounWord Origin for albescent
C19: from Latin albēscere to grow white, from albus white
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