English Explanatory Dictionary

decadescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. decaying

Pronunciation

/ˌdɛkəˈdɛsənt/

Word forms

decadescent

Etymology

From Latin dēcadēscēns, from dēcadēscō (“to be decaying”), from dēcidō, dēcadō (“to decay, to fall away”). By surface analysis, decay + -escent.

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