al·bes·cent ( l-b s  nt)adj. Becoming white or moderately white; whitish. [Latin alb  scns, albscent-, present participle of albscere, to become white, from albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots.] |
albescent [ælˈbɛsənt]
adj
shading into, growing, or becoming white
[from Latin albēscere to grow white, from albus white]
albescence n
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| Adj. | 1. |  albescent - becoming or shading into white white - being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress" |
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