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单词 calescent
释义

calescent

[ kuh-les-uhnt ]
/ kəˈlɛs ənt /
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adjective

growing warm; increasing in heat.

Origin of calescent

First recorded in 1795–1805; from Latin calēscent- (stem of calēscēns “becoming warm,” present participle of calēscere ), equivalent to cal- (stem of calēre “to be warm”) + -ēscent- adjective suffix indicating the beginning of a process or action; see -escent

OTHER WORDS FROM calescent

ca·les·cence, noun

Words nearby calescent

calender, calends, calendula, calenture, calesa, calescent, Calexico, calf, calf bone, calf diphtheria, calf love
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Example sentences from the Web for calescent

  • This calescent mode of proceeding was adopted with the idea of exciting a counter-irritation in the diseased part.

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