Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adularescence

/ˌæd͡ʒələˈɹɛsəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adu-lares-cence
IPA: /ˌæd͡ʒələˈɹɛsəns/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English adularia Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English adularescence From adularia + -escence.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæd͡ʒələˈɹɛsəns/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

adularescent sanidine

Questions

How do you pronounce adularescence?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæd͡ʒələˈɹɛsəns/.
What does adularescence mean?: The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
Where does adularescence come from?: Etymology tree English adularia Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English adularescence From adularia + -escence.

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