rubescent


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ru·bes·cent

 (ro͞o-bĕs′ənt)
adj.
Turning red; reddening.
[Latin rubēscēns, rubēscent-, present participle of rubēscere, to grow red, inchoative of rubēre, to be red; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
ru·bes′cence n.
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rubescent

(ruːˈbɛsənt)
adj
literary reddening; blushing
[C18: from Latin rubescere to grow red, from ruber red]
ruˈbescence n
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ru•bes•cent

(ruˈbɛs ənt)

adj.
becoming red; blushing.
[1725–35; < Latin rubēscent-, s. of rubēscēns, present participle of rubēscere to redden, derivative of rubēre be red (derivative of ruber red); see -escent]
ru•bes′cence, n.
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Translations

ru·bes·cent

a. ruborizado-a, que se enrojece.
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