rigescent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin rigescens, present participle from rigescere (“to grow stiff”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛsənt === Adjective === rigescent (comparative more rigescent, superlative most rigescent) Becoming stiff or numb. === References === “rigescent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === resecting, secreting == Latin == === Verb === rigēscent third-person plural future active indicative of rigēscō