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tenebrescence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tene-bres-cence
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Reversible photochromism; the ability of a material to change colour when exposed to sunlight.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tenebrēscēns, present participle of tenebrēscere (“to grow dark”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tenebrescences (plural)

Derived Forms

tenebresce tenebrescent

Questions

What does tenebrescence mean?
Reversible photochromism; the ability of a material to change colour when exposed to sunlight.
Where does tenebrescence come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin tenebrēscēns, present participle of tenebrēscere (“to grow dark”).

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