Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glaucescence

/ɡlɑˈkɛ.səns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glauces-cence
IPA: /ɡlɑˈkɛ.səns/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being glaucescent, the state of being a bluish-green color.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

By surface analysis, glaucescent + -ence, though Merriam-Webster presumes a New Latin *glaucēscentia, from New Latin glaucēscēns (“glaucescent”). However, the Missouri Botanical Garden's A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin holds no examples attesting this, instead attesting Latin glaucēdō. By surface analysis, Latin glauc(us) + -escence.

Word Breakdown

Root: glaucēscēns

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡlɑˈkɛ.səns/
British English: /ɡlɔːˈsɛ.səns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

glaucescences (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce glaucescence?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlɑˈkɛ.səns/.
What does glaucescence mean?: The quality of being glaucescent, the state of being a bluish-green color.
Where does glaucescence come from?: By surface analysis, glaucescent + -ence, though Merriam-Webster presumes a New Latin *glaucēscentia, from New Latin glaucēscēns (“glaucescent”). However, the Missouri Botanical Garden's A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin holds no examples attesting this, instead attesting Latin glaucēdō. By surface analysis, Latin glauc(us) + -escence.

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