- Albescent
- Albescent Al*bes"cent, a. [L. albescens, p. pr. of albescere to grow white, fr. albus white.] Becoming white or whitish; moderately white. [1913 Webster]
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Albescent
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albescent — ⇒ALBESCENT, ENTE, adj. Néol. Dont la couleur se rapproche du blanc : • La chartreuse de Bordeaux. Grande allée de platanes. En delà, terrain couvert d avoine folle, dont les tiges albescentes, à tout moment creusées par la houle, découvrent… … Encyclopédie Universelle
albescent — ALBESCÉNT, Ă adj. care devine alb, care prezintă albescenţă. (< engl. albescent) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
albescent — [al bes′ənt] adj. [L albescens, prp. of albescere, to become white < albus, white: see ELF] turning white albescence [al bes′əns] n … English World dictionary
albescent — albescence, n. /al bes euhnt/, adj. becoming white; whitish. [1825 35; < L albescent (s. of albescens, prp. of albescere), equiv. to alb(us) white + escent ESCENT] * * * … Universalium
albescent — [al bɛs(ə)nt] adjective literary growing or shading into white. Origin C18: from L. albescent , albescere become white , from albus white … English new terms dictionary
albescent — adj. growing or shading into white. Etymology: L albescere albescent f. albus white … Useful english dictionary
albescent — adjective Becoming white or whitish; moderately white … Wiktionary
albescent — adj. becoming white; whitish … English contemporary dictionary
albescent — /ælˈbɛsənt/ (say al besuhnt) adjective becoming white; whitish. {Latin albescens, present participle} –albescence, noun …
albescent — a. becoming white; whitish … Dictionary of difficult words
