"-escent" meaning in English

See -escent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Latin -ēscēns, present participle of -ēscō (“I become”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-ēscēns}} Latin -ēscēns Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -escent, {{en-suffix}} -escent
  1. beginning to be; becoming Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--escent-en-suffix-m5A6G~22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -esce, English terms suffixed with -escence, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -esce: 100 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escence: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Related terms (otherwise related): -esce (english: and its derivatives), -escence (english: and its derivatives) Related terms (terms ending in -escent otherwise formed): acaulescent, accrescent, acquiescent, adolescent, albescent, arborescent, canescent, caulescent, decrescent, effervescent, evanescent, excrescent, flavescent, frondescent, incalescent, incandescent, increscent, juvenescent, lactescent, liquescent, marcescent, obsolescent, postpubescent, prepubescent, pubescent, putrescent, quiescent, rubescent, rufescent, senescent, spinescent, suffrutescent, tabescent, tumescent, virescent, viridescent Disambiguation of 'otherwise related': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'terms ending in -escent otherwise formed': 100 0
  2. resembling Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--escent-en-suffix-7pryoJ7u
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