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exedent

exedent adjective: consuming; that eats away.

Adjective

exedent (comparative more exedent, superlative most exedent)

  1. (obsolete) consuming; that eats away
    • exedent condition
    • exedent variety of lupus

Forms of exedent

Adjective
comparativemore exedent
superlativemost exedent
Noun
pluralexedents

Origin of exedent

From Latin exedēns, present participle of exedere. See exesion.

Questions about exedent

What does exedent mean?
Exedent means consuming; that eats away.
What part of speech is exedent?
Exedent is an adjective.

Words near exedent in the dictionary

  1. executrixships
  2. executry
  3. execx
  4. execxs
  5. exed
  6. exedent
  7. exedra
  8. exedrae
  9. exedras
  10. exeem
  11. exeemed

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