erubescence

British

/ ˌɛrʊˈbɛsəns /

noun

the process of growing red or a condition of redness

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Other Word Forms

erubescent

adjective

Etymology

Origin of erubescence

C18: from Latin ērubescentia blushing, from rubēscere to grow red, from ruber red

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