Words ending with the suffix -ESCENT
This list is expanded and updated regularly.
With few exceptions, all of the words on this list are adjectives. Some of the words are also nouns and are so noted.
acaulescent also acauline, acaulose
accrescent
acescent
acquiescent
adipescent
adolescent also a noun
adultescent noun, adjective also adultolescent noun
adultolescent (this word is a noun only) same as adultescent (as a noun)
albescent
alcalescent variant of alkalescent
alkalescent
antiputrescent
arborescent
bioluminescent
candescent same as incandescent
canescent
cathodoluminescent
caulescent
cerulescent
chemiluminescent
cinerescent
coalescent
concrescent
condescent (not to be confused with candescent)
contabescent
convalescent also a noun
crescent also a noun
decalescent
decrescent
defervescent
deliquescent
delitescent
detumescent
effervescent
efflorescent
electroluminescent
equicrescent
erubescent or rubescent
evanescent
excandescent (Rare)
excrescent
fervescent
flavescent
florescent (not to be confused with fluorescent)
fluorescent also a noun (not to be confused with florescent)
fremescent
frondescent
frutescent also fruticose
gangrenescent
glabrescent
glaucescent
half-acquiescent
herbescent
ignescent also a noun
immunofluorescent
inacquiescent
incalescent
incandescent also candescent
incanescent
increscent
ineffervescent
inflorescent
ingravescent
intumescent
iridescent also a noun
juvenescent
lactescent
languescent (Archaic, Literary)
lapidescent also a noun
latescent
liquescent
luminescent
lutescent
marcescent
maturescent
middlescent
nigrescent
nonacquiescent
noncandescent
noncoalescent
nondeliquescent
noneffervescent
nonevanescent
nonfluorescent
nonincandescent
noniridescent
nonlactescent
nonluminescent
nonputrescent
obmutescent (Archaic)
obsolescent
opalescent
pallescent
papescent (Rare)
pearlescent
petrescent
phosphorescent
photoluminescent
postadolescent also a noun
postconvalescent
postpubescent also a noun
preadolescent also a noun
prepubescent also a noun
pubescent
putrescent
quiescent
rancescent
recalescent
recrudescent
rejuvenescent
revalescent
revivescent or reviviscent
rigescent
rubescent or erubescent
rufescent also rufous
semiphosphorescent
senescent
somnolescent
spinescent
spinulescent
spumescent
subadolescent also a noun
subarborescent
subpubescent
suffrutescent
sugescent (Rare)
supercrescent (Rare)
superexcrescent
tabescent
thermoluminescent
thermophosphorescent same as thermoluminescent
toppescent
torpescent
triboluminescent
tumescent
turgescent
unacquiescent
uncoalescent
uneffervescent
unevanescent
unexcrescent
unfluorescent
uniridescent
unliquescent
unluminescent
unsenescent
unvitrescent
violescent
virescent similar to viridescent
viridescent
virilescent
vitrescent
