English Explanatory Dictionary

tenebrescence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Reversible photochromism; the ability of a material to change colour when exposed to sunlight.

Word forms

tenebrescence tenebrescences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tenebrēscēns, present participle of tenebrēscere (“to grow dark”).

Derived words

tenebresce tenebrescent
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