Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glabrescent

/ɡleɪˈbɹɛsənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gla-bres-cent
IPA: /ɡleɪˈbɹɛsənt/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Becoming glabrous, hairless, or smooth; glabrate.

Inflected Forms

more glabrescent (comparative) most glabrescent (superlative)

Derived Forms

glabrescence glabrescently subglabrescent

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

How do you pronounce glabrescent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡleɪˈbɹɛsənt/.
What does glabrescent mean?: Becoming glabrous, hairless, or smooth; glabrate.

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