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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rubescence

1. the state, condition, quality, or process of becoming or being red.
2. a blush.
3. the act of blushing. — rubescent, adj.

See also: Color, Complexion

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