-ESCENCE

Meaning of -ESCENCE in English

a suffix of nouns denoting action or process, change, state or condition, etc., and corresponding to verbs ending in -esce or adjectives ending in -escent: convalescence; luminescence.

[ -escentia. See -ESCE, -ENCE ]

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-ESCENCE — noun suffix Etymology: Middle French, from Latin -escentia, from -escent-, -escens + -ia -y state or process of becoming
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-ESCENCE — ˈes ə n(t)s noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin -escentia, from -escent-, -escens + -ia : …
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-ESCENCE — Etymology: Middle French, from Latin -escentia, from -escent-, -escens + -ia -y : state or process of becoming obsol escence
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-ESCENCE — [-es.cence] n suffix [MF, fr. L -escentia, fr. -escent-, -escens + -ia -y]: state or process of becoming "obsolescence"
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-ESCENCE — -escence BrE AmE ˈes ə n t s ▷ — phosphorescence ˌfɒs fə ˈres ə n t s AmE \ …
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ESCENCE — Function: noun suffix Etymology: Middle French, from Latin -escentia, from -escent-, -escens + -ia -y : state or process of …
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LUMINESCENCE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lumin- + -escence Date: 1889 the low-temperature emission of light (as by a chemical or …
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VIRILESCENCE — ˌvirəˈles ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: virile + -escence : the acquiring of characters more or less like …
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TUMESCENCE
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TENEBRESCENCE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈbres ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin tenebrae darkness + English -escence : an absorption of light (as …
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SPUMESCENCE — spyüˈmes ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: spume (I) + -escence : the quality or state of being foamy …
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REVIVISCENCE — ˌrevəˈvis ə n(t)s noun also rev·i·vis·cen·cy - ə nsē ; or rev·i·ves·cence -ˈves ə n(t)s ; or rev·i·ves·cen·cy - ə …
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PRUINESCENCE — ˌprüəˈnes ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin pruina + English -escence : the state of being pruinose ; …
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OPALESCENCE — ˌōpəˈles ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: opal + -escence : the quality or state of being opalescent that …
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OBLIVESCENCE — ˌäbləˈves ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by -escence ) of obliviscence : an act or the …
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LUMINESCENCE — -s ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lumin- + -escence; originally formed as German lumineszenz 1. …
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LABRADORESCENCE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdȯˈres ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: labrador ite + -escence (as in fluorescence ) : a play of …
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JUVENESCENCE — ˌjüvəˈnes ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: juven al (II) + escence : the state of being youthful or …
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IRIDESCENCE — ˌirəˈdes ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: irid- + -escence 1. : a play of structural colors producing rainbow …
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INSURGESCENCE — ˌin(t)(ˌ)sərˈjes ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: insurge (I) + -escence : tendency to make insurrection
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INFRUCTESCENCE — ˌinˌfrəkˈtesən(t)s noun Etymology: French, from in- in- (II) + Latin fruct us fruit + French -escence (as in inflorescence ) …
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HYALESCENCE — ˌhīəˈles ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: hyal- + -escence : the quality or state of being hyalescent
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FLUORESCENCE — flu̇(ə)ˈres ə n(t)s, flōˈ-, flȯˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: fluor (fluorite) + -escence 1. : the emission by a …
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DEGENERESCENCE — də̇ˌgenəˈres ə n(t)s, (ˌ)dēˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French dégénérescence, from dégénérer to degenerate (from Latin degenerare ) + …
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CALORESCENCE — ˌkaləˈres ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin calor heat + English -escence : the incandescence of a body …
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ADULARESCENCE — ˌajələˈres ə n(t)s, -ˌläˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: adular ia + -escence (as in luminescence ) : the changeable …
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VAPORESCENCE — — vaporescent , adj. /vay'peuh res"euhns/ , n. production or formation of vapor. [ 1835-45; VAPOR + -ESCENCE ]
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RECALESCENCE — — recalescent , adj. /ree'keuh les"euhns/ , n. Metall. a brightening exhibited by cooling iron as latent heat of transformation …
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OBLIVESCENCE — /ob'leuh ves"euhns/ , n. the process of forgetting. [ obliv ( isci ) to forget + -ESCENCE ]
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LUMINESCENCE — — luminescent , adj. /looh'meuh nes"euhns/ , n. 1. the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at …
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IRIDESCENCE — /ir'i des"euhns/ , n. iridescent quality; a play of lustrous, changing colors. [ 1795-1805; IRID- + -ESCENCE ]
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FLUORESCENCE — /floo res"euhns, flaw-, floh-/ , n. Physics, Chem. 1. the emission of radiation, esp. of visible light, by a substance …
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