-escent
-escent definition
-escent (es′ənt)
- in the process of ____ing; starting to be, being, or becoming (as specified) obsolescent
- giving off or reflecting light, or showing a play of color (as specified) phosphorescent
Etymology: L -escens (gen. -escentis), prp. ending of inceptive or inchoative verbs in -escere
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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