EXCRESCENT


Meaning of EXCRESCENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -s ə nt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin excrescent-, excrescens, present participle of excrescere to grow out, from ex- + crescere to grow — more at crescent

Date: 1633

1. : forming an abnormal, excessive, or useless outgrowth

2. : of, relating to, or constituting epenthesis

• ex·cres·cent·ly adverb

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