Meanings
adjectivealbicant (not comparable)
- not comparableobsoleterareGrowing or becoming white.
Origin
- Latinalbicāns“whitening, becoming white”
- Englishalbicant
Borrowed from Latin albicāns (“whitening, becoming white”, oblique stem: albicant-), present participle of albicō (“to be white”).
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Portuguese albicante
- albicantegrowing or becoming white
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APA
albicant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albicant
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“albicant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albicant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “albicant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albicant.
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