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He soon wishes he had a weapon of science to protect him and the others from the –escent flesh-eating microbes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It turns out the water around the island is infested with tiny silver microbes that are phosphorescent or iridescent or incandescent—some kind of –escent. ❋ Unknown (2010)

PHILLIPS: A D.C. C.uple so moved by New Orleans, they moved to the C.escent C.ty. ❋ Unknown (2007)

From the palm of the thing's handlike body emerges a pearl-escent TUBULE. like a tapered piece of intestine, which slithers tonguelike over the inside of the glass. ❋ Hook, Sidney (1964)

Mr. D.C. Webster, of La C.escent, at present in charge of one of the society trial stations, is a grandson of Mr.. Harris. ❋ Various (N/A)

WORDS ending in escent denote progression; as convalescent. ❋ Unknown (1861)

The _Moon_, when full, is “_in her complement_”: she is a “_C.escent_” when she appears in No. 166, A: she is “_Increscent_” when as in No. 166, B: and she is “_Decrescent_” when as in No. 166, C. Animals and Birds of prey are said to be “_armed_” of their talons, teeth, and claws. ❋ Charles Boutell (1844)

Indeed, among the companies vying for supremacy over "The Internet and Stuff Used to Log Thereon/Navigate Therein," Google has managed a peculiar feat: Unlike Microsoft, with its aura of an impenetrable, viral-ridden, and merciless hegemon; or Apple and its smarmy, scenester-escent, and totally over-aestheticized Justin Long charm; Google has maintained an immaculate public image. ❋ Blasdelf (2010)

Town is at 2009 8th Street, N.W. Burgundy C.escent, a gay volunteer group, volunteers from 9: 30 a.m. to noon today for Books Plus at MLK Library and later in the week at D.C. C.ntral Kitchen, Human Rights C.mpaign, National Gay ❋ Joey DiGuglielmo (2010)

Person who deletes improper remarks Eranescent: ­ Tending to becoming vanish escent PREFIX/ROOT/STEM (adjective suffix) Pubescent: ­ Arriving at MEANING ❋ Unknown (2010)

Person who deletes improper remarks Eranescent: ­ Tending to becoming vanish escent PREFIX/ROOT/STEM (adjective suffix) Pubescent: ­ Arriving at MEANING ILLUSTRATION puberty Dynamic­powerful dynam Power, strength Terrific: ­ Arousing great dyna mite­powerful explosive making, doing dyna mo­engine making electric power fear fic ❋ Tkjainbkn (2010)

On Oct. 7, The Post-C.escent reported that Menasha High School history teacher Sara Kelly was selected to be among 70 teachers from Wisconsin chosen to visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. Andy Thompson's article failed to tell us how the 70 teachers were chosen and who chose them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

An affix, such as dis - in disbelieve, attached to the front of a word to produce a derivative word or an inflected form. becoming - escent belief or practice - ism skill or state of being - cy Who found this interesting? ❋ Unknown (2009)

According to the N.C. DOT, it will also provide in the future rail capacity for the federally designated Southeast High Speed Rail corridor, as well as Norfolk Southern's C.escent C.rridor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Forests of tree-high mosses spangled over with blooms of every conceivable shape and colour; cataracts and clusters, avalanches and nets of blossoms in pastels, in dulled metal-lics, in gorgeous flamboyant hues; some of them phosphor-escent and shining like living jewels; some sparkling as though with dust of opals, of sapphires, of rubies and topazes and emeralds; thickets of convolvuli like the trumpets of the seven archangels of Mara, king of illusion, which are shaped from the bows of splendours arching his highest heaven! ❋ Unknown (1919)