| ADULARESCENCE | • adularescence n. The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting… • ADULARESCENCE n. the quality of being adularescent, having or emitting a milky or bluish iridescence. |
| CONCUPISCENCE | • concupiscence n. An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust. • concupiscence n. (Roman Catholicism) the desire of a person’s lower appetite, contrary to reason, which subjugates and… • CONCUPISCENCE n. strong desire, appetite or lust. |
| CONSENESCENCE | • consenescence n. The condition of growing old. • CONSENESCENCE n. a state of general decay, also CONSENESCENCY. |
| CONTABESCENCE | • contabescence n. The quality of being contabescent. • CONTABESCENCE n. the state of being contabescent, wasting away. |
| CONVALESCENCE | • convalescence n. A gradual healing after illness or injury. • convalescence n. The period of time spent healing. • CONVALESCENCE n. recovery from illness, also CONVALESCENCY. |
| DEFERVESCENCE | • defervescence n. The departure or subsiding of a fever. • DEFERVESCENCE n. an abatement of heat; a decrease of feverish symptoms, also DEFERVESCENCY. |
| DELIQUESCENCE | • deliquescence n. The condition of being deliquescent. • deliquescence n. The action or process of deliquescing. • DELIQUESCENCE n. the state of being deliquescent. |
| EFFERVESCENCE | • effervescence n. The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink. • effervescence n. Vivacity. • effervescence n. Foment. |
| EFFLORESCENCE | • efflorescence n. (Chemistry) The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form… • efflorescence n. (Botany) The production of flowers. • efflorescence n. (Construction) An encrustation of soluble salts, commonly white, deposited on the surface of stone… |
| INCANDESCENCE | • incandescence n. (Physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body. • incandescence n. The light so emitted. • incandescence n. (By extension) great emotion, especially anger. |
| INFLORESCENCE | • inflorescence n. (Botany) Flower cluster; a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main… • inflorescence n. An instance of a plant beginning to flower. • INFLORESCENCE n. a cluster of flowers. |
| INGRAVESCENCE | • INGRAVESCENCE n. the state of being ingravescent, becoming more severe. |
| PREPUBESCENCE | • prepubescence n. The period prior to the onset of puberty; prepuberty. • PREPUBESCENCE n. prepuberty. |
| RECRUDESCENCE | • recrudescence n. The condition or state being recrudescent; the condition of something (often undesirable) breaking out… • recrudescence n. (Medicine, by extension) The acute recurrence of a disease, or its symptoms, after a period of improvement. • recrudescence n. (Botany) The production of a fresh shoot from a ripened spike. |