|es ə nt adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin -escent-, -escens (present participle suffix of inchoative verbs ending in -escere ), from -esc-, element forming inchoative verbs + -ent-, -ens, present participle suffix of the 3d conjugation — more at -ent
1. : beginning, beginning to be, becoming, slightly
obsol escent
arbor escent
alkal escent
2. : reflecting or emitting light (in a specified way)
opal escent
fluor escent