Discover the power of the suffix ‘escent’ with this comprehensive list of words! This list contains words that end with the suffix ‘escent’, such as ‘incandescent’, ‘somnolescent’, ‘luminescent’, ‘lignescent’ and ‘contabescent’. The suffix ‘escent’ is derived from the Latin verb ‘escĕre’, which means ‘to begin’.
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It is commonly used to describe the process of becoming something, such as ‘incandescent’ meaning ‘beginning to glow’ or ‘somnolescent’ meaning ‘beginning to sleep’. This list contains 207 words in total, which are arranged by common usage.
The meanings of the words are not included, so be sure to look them up in a dictionary!
The words arranged in the lists below are in order of frequency of use, from left to right and down.
List Of 7-Letter Words With The Suffix “escent”
descent
bescent
List Of 8-Letter Words With The Suffix “escent”
crescent
acescent
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List Of 9-Letter Words With The Suffix “escent”
quiescent
pubescent
tumescent
senescent
tabescent
sugescent
rubescent
rigescent
redescent
rufescent
adnescent
madescent
albescent
ascescent
calescent
canescent
forescent
ignescent
latescent
lutescent
virescent
List Of 10-Letter Words With The Suffix “escent”
adolescent
iridescent
opalescent
florescent
evanescent
coalescent
olivescent
nigrescent
mollescent
marcescent
pallescent
pappescent
petrescent
ovalescent
predescent
vitrescent
violescent
turgescent
torpescent
spumescent
spinescent
rancescent
radiescent
putrescent
liquescent
lignescent
fervescent
excrescent
erubescent
decrescent
condescent
accrescent
caulescent
candescent
flavescent
fremescent
lactescent
fuscescent
increscent
horrescent
hyalescent
herbescent
fulvescent
frutescent
adipescent
List Of 11-Letter Words With The Suffix “escent”
fluorescent
luminescent
flourescent
pearlescent
obsolescent
intumescent
acquiescent
arborescent
maturescent
nebulescent
pinguescent
purplescent
obmutescent
recalescent
viridescent
vaporescent
unsenescent
unquiescent
sonorescent
scabrescent
revirescent
revalescent
virilescent
lapidescent
languescent
adherescent
alkalescent
calorescent
cerulescent
concrescent
decadescent
decalescent
delitescent
detumescent
frondescent
fructescent
glabrescent
glaucescent
incalescent
incanescent
juvenescent
acaulescent
List Of 12-Letter Words With The Suffix “escent”
incandescent
convalescent
effervescent
prepubescent
somnolescent
reflorescent
spinulescent
splendescent
subpubescent
adularescent
uncoalescent
unevanescent
unexcrescent
uniridescent
unliquescent
unvitrescent
recrudescent
purpurescent
contabescent
defervescent
deliquescent
efflorescent
excandescent
gracilescent
inerubescent
inflorescent
ingravescent
prevalescent
pulverescent
vapourescent
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List Of 13-Letter Words With The Suffix “escent”
preadolescent
acaudelescent
postpubescent
rejuvenescent
subcaulescent
suffrutescent
supercrescent
unacquiescent
unfluorescent
nonputrescent
nonlactescent
degenerescent
exacerbescent
gangrenescent
inacquiescent
noncandescent
noncoalescent
nonevanescent
noniridescent
unluminescent
List Of 14-Letter Words With The Suffix “escent”
phosphorescent
bioluminescent
reconvalescent
repullulescent
scintillescent
semiopalescent
serolactescent
subarborescent
transcalescent
antiputrescent
oxyluminescent
nonluminescent
nonfluorescent
nonacquiescent
luteovirescent
luteorufescent
ineffervescent
circumcrescent
uneffervescent
List Of 15-Letter Words With The Suffix “escent”
autoluminescent
subincandescent
semiarborescent
pinguinitescent
nonincandescent
noneffervescent
nondeliquescent
luteofuscescent
haplocaulescent
diplocaulescent
superexcrescent
List Of 16-Letter Words With The Suffix “escent”
chemiluminescent
photoluminescent
postconvalescent
radioluminescent
tribofluorescent
triboluminescent
triplocaulescent
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List Of 17-Letter Words With The Suffix “escent”
immunofluorescent
semperjuvenescent
thermoluminescent
List Of 18-Letter Words With The Suffix “escent”
electroluminescent
cathodoluminescent
chemicoluminescent
semiphosphorescent
sulphureovirescent
