incanescent
incanescent adjective: hoary or grey; canescent.
Adjective
incanescent (comparative more incanescent, superlative most incanescent)
Forms of incanescent
| comparative | more incanescent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most incanescent |
Origin of incanescent
From Latin incanescens, present participle incanescere (“to become gray”).
Words that rhyme with incanescent
- 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 incanescent
- What does incanescent mean?
- Incanescent means hoary or grey; canescent.
- What part of speech is incanescent?
- Incanescent is an adjective.
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