albescent
[ al-bes-uh nt ]
/ ælˈbɛs ənt /
adjective
becoming white; whitish.
Origin of albescent
1825–35; < Latin
albēscent- (stem of
albēscēns, present participle of
albēscere), equivalent to
alb(us) white +
-ēscent-
-escent
OTHER WORDS FROM albescent
al·bes·cence, nounWords nearby albescent
albertine,
albertite,
albertus magnus,
albertville,
albertype,
albescent,
albi,
albicans,
albiduria,
albigenses,
albini's nodules
British Dictionary definitions for albescence
albescent
/ (ælˈbɛsənt) /
adjective
shading into, growing, or becoming white
Derived forms of albescent
albescence, nounWord Origin for albescent
C19: from Latin
albēscere to grow white, from
albus white