flavescent
/fləˈvɛs.ənt/
flavescent adjective: yellowish in colour, or turning yellow.
Adjective
flavescent (comparative more flavescent, superlative most flavescent)
- yellowish in colour, or turning yellow
Forms of flavescent
| comparative | more flavescent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most flavescent |
Origin of flavescent
19th century. From Latin flavescens. By surface analysis, Latin flāv(us) + -escent.
Words that rhyme with flavescent
- crescent
- evanescent
- deliquescent
- fluorescent
- incandescent
- efflorescent
- quiescent
- senescent
- accrescent
- acquiescent
- arborescent
- circumcrescent
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- convalescent
- depressant
- effervescent
- erubescent
- excrescent
- 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
Questions about flavescent
- What does flavescent mean?
- Flavescent means yellowish in colour, or turning yellow.
- What part of speech is flavescent?
- Flavescent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce flavescent?
- Flavescent is pronounced /fləˈvɛs.ənt/.
Words near flavescent in the dictionary
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