Meanings
adjectivedecadescent (not comparable)
- not comparabledecaying
Origin
- Latindēcadēscēns
- Englishdecadescent
From Latin dēcadēscēns, from dēcadēscō (“to be decaying”), from dēcidō, dēcadō (“to decay, to fall away”). By surface analysis, decay + -escent.
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Rhymes with decadescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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APA
decadescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decadescent
MLA
“decadescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decadescent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decadescent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decadescent.
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