-escent Definition
esənt
suffix
Characterized by; resembling.
Opalescent.
American Heritage
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affix
In the process of ____ing; starting to be, being, or becoming (as specified)
Obsolescent.
Webster's New World
Giving off or reflecting light, or showing a play of color (as specified)
Phosphorescent.
Webster's New World
Origin of -escent
French from Old French from Latin -ēscēns -ēscent- present participle suff. of inchoative verbs in -ēscere
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
L -escens (gen. -escentis), prp. ending of inceptive or inchoative verbs in -escere
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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Latin -escent, form of -ēscō (“I become”).
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