"fluescent" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more fluescent [comparative], most fluescent [superlative]
Etymology: From (present participle form of) Latin fluesco (“flow, become fluid”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|fluesco||flow, become fluid}} Latin fluesco (“flow, become fluid”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} fluescent (comparative more fluescent, superlative most fluescent)
  1. (now rare, ceramics) Liquid, runny; pertaining to a glaze with low viscosity during the firing process. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-fluescent-en-adj-tRHvBEod Categories (other): Ceramics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Topics: ceramics, chemistry, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (rare, figurative) Flowing, fluent; smooth. Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-fluescent-en-adj-2ZMIdayR
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