"delitescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more delitescent [comparative], most delitescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From Latin delitescens, present participle of delitescere (“to hide away”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|delitescens}} Latin delitescens Head templates: {{en-adj}} delitescent (comparative more delitescent, superlative most delitescent)
  1. Lying uncovered inside; latent. Related terms: delitescence
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