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pallescence

pallescence noun: the quality of being pallescent.

Noun

pallescence (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being pallescent.
    • […] sometimes even when the tail of the Porcellana is torn away from the thorax, an instantaneous and very striking pallescence of the Lernæodiscus takes place in consequence of the evacuation of the reddish fluid.1862, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Questions about pallescence

What does pallescence mean?
Pallescence means the quality of being pallescent.
What part of speech is pallescence?
Pallescence is a noun.

Words near pallescence in the dictionary

  1. pallenkeen
  2. pallenkeens
  3. pallenkine
  4. pallenkines
  5. Palles
  6. pallescence
  7. pallescensone
  8. pallescent
  9. pallesthesia
  10. pallet
  11. pallet jack

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