— nigrescence , n.
/nuy gres"euhnt/ , adj.
tending toward black; blackish.
[ 1745-55; nigrescent- (s. of nigrescens, prp. of nigrescere to turn black, grow dark), equiv. to nigr- (s. of niger ) black + -escent- (see -ESCE, -ENT) ]
— nigrescence , n.
/nuy gres"euhnt/ , adj.
tending toward black; blackish.
[ 1745-55; nigrescent- (s. of nigrescens, prp. of nigrescere to turn black, grow dark), equiv. to nigr- (s. of niger ) black + -escent- (see -ESCE, -ENT) ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012