Meanings
adjectiverigescent (comparative more rigescent, superlative most rigescent)
comparative more rigescent · superlative most rigescent
Origin
- Latinrigescens
- Englishrigescent
From Latin rigescens, present participle from rigescere (“to grow stiff”).
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Rhymes with rigescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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APA
rigescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigescent
MLA
“rigescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigescent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rigescent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigescent.
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