-esce, -escent, -escence

(Latin: a suffix; beginning to be, becoming; to be somewhat)

A suffix that forms nouns and adjectives.

adolescent

1. Going through the period of adolescence; such as, adolescent males and females.
2. Typical of someone who is immature.
3. Etymology: from Latin adolescent from adolescere, "to be nourished, to grow up". This is also the source of English adult from alere, "to nourish".

A teenager who acts like a baby when you don't treat him like an adult.

—Saturday Evening Post

calescent

convalescence

convalescent

1. Recovering health and strength after illness; on the way to recovery; still in need of nursing.
2. One who is recovering from sickness.

crescent

effervescent

That which has the property of rising in bubbles.

efflorescence

florescence

florescent

fluorescence

fluorescent

frondescence

fructescence

The maturing or ripening of fruit.

incandescence

incandescent

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(Latin: a suffix; beginning to be, becoming; to be somewhat)

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