Meanings
adjectiverancescent (comparative more rancescent, superlative most rancescent)
comparative more rancescent · superlative most rancescent
Origin
- Latinrancescens
- Englishrancescent
From Latin rancescens, present participle of rancescere.
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Rhymes with rancescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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APA
rancescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rancescent
MLA
“rancescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rancescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rancescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rancescent.
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