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ovalescent

ovalescent adjective: approaching an oval shape.

Adjective

ovalescent (comparative more ovalescent, superlative most ovalescent)

  1. Approaching an oval shape.

Forms of ovalescent

comparativemore ovalescent
superlativemost ovalescent

Origin of ovalescent

From oval + -escent.

Questions about ovalescent

What does ovalescent mean?
Ovalescent means approaching an oval shape.
What part of speech is ovalescent?
Ovalescent is an adjective.

Words near ovalescent in the dictionary

  1. ovalene
  2. ovalenes
  3. ovalentarian
  4. ovalentarians
  5. ovalenyl
  6. ovalescent
  7. Ovalgate
  8. ovaliform
  9. ovaline
  10. ovaling
  11. ovalisation

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