glabrescent

adjective

gla·​bres·​cent

(ˈ)glā¦bresᵊnt

: glabrous or tending to become glabrous

Word History

Etymology

Latin glabrescent-, glabrescens, present participle of glabrescere to become bald, from glabr-, glaber

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Rhymes for glabrescent

• depressant
• fluorescent
• incessant
• putrescent
• quiescent
• senescent
• suppressant
• acquiescent
• adolescent
• arborescent
• coalescent
• convalescent