albescence

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albescence

/ælˈbɛsəns/

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

noun albescences

uncountable, usually The act of becoming white; whitening.
uncountable, usually Whitishness.

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@misc{albescence_2026,
  title = {albescence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/albescence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}