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lactescent

lac·tes·cent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lak-tes-uh nt]
    • /lækˈtɛs ənt/
    • /læk.ˈte.sənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lak-tes-uh nt]
    • /lækˈtɛs ənt/

Definitions of lactescent word

  • adjective lactescent becoming or being milky. 1
  • adjective lactescent Botany, Entomology. secreting or producing a milky juice. 1
  • noun lactescent Milky in appearance. 1
  • adjective lactescent (of plants and certain insects) secreting a milky fluid 0
  • adjective lactescent milky or becoming milky 0
  • adjective lactescent becoming milky 0
See all 9 definitions of lactescent

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Origin of lactescent

First appearance:

before 1660
One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; < Latin lactēscent- (stem of lactēscēns), present participle of lactēscere to turn into milk, produce milk. See lact-, -escent

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Parts of speech for Lactescent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lactescent

lactescent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

lactescent usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lactescent

adj lactescent

  • pearly — like a pearl, especially in being white or lustrous; nacreous: her pearly teeth.
  • opaque — not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
  • opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
  • alabaster — Alabaster is a white stone that is used for making statues, vases, and ornaments.
  • clouded — of or relating to cloud computing: cloud software; cloud servers.

adjective lactescent

  • cloudy — If it is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky.
  • white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
All 13 Synonyms of lactescent

Antonyms for lactescent

adj lactescent

  • blackish — Something that is blackish is very dark in colour.
  • black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
  • dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
All 3 Antonyms of lactescent

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