pinguescence
/pɪŋˈɡwɛsns/literary or humorous in later use
noun
The process of becoming fat: fatness, obesity; (in extended use) oiliness, unctuousness.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Cooper (1780–1848), surgeon and writer. From pinguescent: see -ence.
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