English Explanatory Dictionary

albescence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of becoming white; whitening.
  2. Whitishness.

Pronunciation

/ælˈbɛsəns/

Word forms

albescence albescences

Etymology

Mid 18th century. From Latin albescens, present participle of albescō. By surface analysis, Latin alb(us) + -escence.

Related words

albescent
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary