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delitescent (iou)



delitescent adjective. Now rare. L17.
[Latin delitescent- pres. ppl stem of delitescere hide away, lurk, from de- DE- 1 + latescere, inceptive of latere lie hid: see -ESCENT.]
Lying hidden, concealed; latent.
delitescence noun L18.
delitescency noun L17.