lutescent
lutescent adjective: of a yellowish colour.
Adjective
lutescent (comparative more lutescent, superlative most lutescent)
- Of a yellowish colour.
Forms of lutescent
| comparative | more lutescent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lutescent |
Origin of lutescent
From Latin luteus (“yellow”). See -escent.
Words formed from lutescent
Phrases with lutescent
Words that rhyme with lutescent
- 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 lutescent
- What does lutescent mean?
- Lutescent means of a yellowish colour.
- What part of speech is lutescent?
- Lutescent is an adjective.
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