Meanings
adjectivecandicant (comparative more candicant, superlative most candicant)
comparative more candicant · superlative most candicant
- obsoleteSomewhat white, or turning white.
Origin
- Latincandicans
- Englishcandicant
From Latin candicans, present participle of candicare (“to be whitish”).
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candicant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candicant
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“candicant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candicant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “candicant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candicant.
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