albescent

== English == === Etymology === 18th century. From Latin albescens, present participle of albescere (“to grow white”), from albus (“white”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈbɛs.ənt/ Rhymes: -ɛsənt === Adjective === albescent (comparative more albescent, superlative most albescent) Becoming white or whitish; moderately white. 2002, Steve Aylett, The Velocity Gospel, Scar Garden 2010 (Complete Accomplice), p. 180: Albescent shapes played over the walls, teasing hundreds of drifty pleasures from his brain. ==== Coordinate terms ==== erubescent (“becoming red”), flavescent (“becoming yellow”), nigrescent (“becoming black”), virescent (“becoming green”) ==== Related terms ==== albescence ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === scentable == Latin == === Verb === albēscent third-person plural future active indicative of albēscō