erubescent

[ er-oo-bes-uh nt ]

/ ˌɛr ʊˈbɛs ənt /

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adjective

becoming red or reddish; blushing.

Nearby words

ertebølle, erts, erté, erub, erubescence, erubescent, erucic acid, eruciform, eruct, eructate, eructation

Origin of erubescent

1730–40; < Latin ērūbēscent- (stem of ērūbēscēns), present participle of ērūbēscere. See e-¹, rubescent

Related forms

er·u·bes·cence, noun

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