escent- root words — words with the escent- root

The root escent- comes from Latin escentem, meaning becoming, in the process of. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including alkalescent, chemiluminescent, flavescent, liquescent, vitrescent. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the escent- root

Explore words with escent- — words containing the escent- root and sharing its sense of "becoming, in the process of". Examples include alkalescent, chemiluminescent, flavescent, liquescent, vitrescent. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does escent- mean?

The escent- root means becoming, in the process of, from Latin escentem. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.