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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lactes-cent
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

milky

Etymology

From Latin lactescens, present participle of lactescere.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more lactescent (comparative) most lactescent (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonlactescent

Synonyms

milken lacteous

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does lactescent mean?
milky
Where does lactescent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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