excrescent
/ɪkˈskɹɛsənt/
excrescent noun: a growing mutation, usually abnormal.
Noun
excrescent (plural excrescents)
- A growing mutation, usually abnormal.
- A sound in a word without etymological reason.
- "B" in "nimble" is an excrescent.
Adjective
excrescent (comparative more excrescent, superlative most excrescent)
- Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
- Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], (please specify |epistle=I to IV), London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC
excrescent meaning in Bengali
excrescent in Bengali
- একটি ক্রমবর্ধমান মিউটেশন, সাধারণত অস্বাভাবিক
Forms of excrescent
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | excrescents |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more excrescent |
| superlative | most excrescent |
Origin of excrescent
From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō.
Words formed from excrescent
Words that rhyme with excrescent
- crescent
- evanescent
- deliquescent
- fluorescent
- incandescent
- efflorescent
- quiescent
- senescent
- accrescent
- acquiescent
- arborescent
- circumcrescent
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- convalescent
- depressant
- effervescent
- erubescent
- iridescent
- juvenescent
- lapidescent
- pubescent
- recrudescent
- reflorescent
- spinescent
- tumescent
- virescent
- viridescent
- acaulescent
- adipescent
- adularescent
- adultescent
- adultolescent
- agonescent
- albescent
- alcalescent
- alkalescent
- antidepressant
- autofluorescent
- autoluminescent
- biofluorescent
- bioluminescent
- calescent
- candescent
- cathodoluminescent
- caulescent
- cerulescent
- cessant
- chemifluorescent
- chemiluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- cinerescent
- coalescent
- concrescent
- contabescent
- crystalloluminescent
- cytofluorescent
- decadescent
- decalescent
- defervescent
- delitescent
- detumescent
Questions about excrescent
- What does excrescent mean?
- Excrescent means a growing mutation, usually abnormal.
- What is excrescent in Bengali?
- Excrescent in Bengali is একটি ক্রমবর্ধমান মিউটেশন, সাধারণত অস্বাভাবিক. See Excrescent meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is excrescent?
- Excrescent can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce excrescent?
- Excrescent is pronounced /ɪkˈskɹɛsənt/.
- What is the plural of excrescent?
- The plural of excrescent is excrescents.
Words near excrescent in the dictionary
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