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scent [scented, scenting, scents] (to detect the scent of) verb [UK: sent] [US: ˈsent] | fiutareverb |
scent [scents] noun [UK: sent] [US: ˈsent] | odorenoun profumonoun |
scentless (without scent) adjective [UK: ˈsent.ləs] [US: ˈsent.ləs] | inodoreadjective |
acquiescent (willing to acquiesce) adjective [UK: ˌæ.kwi.ˈesnt] [US: ˌæ.kwi.ˈesnt] | accondiscendenteadjective remissivoadjective |
adolescent [adolescents] (a teenager) noun [UK: ˌæ.də.ˈlesnt] [US: ˌæ.də.ˈle.sənt] | adolescentenoun |
adolescent (characteristic of adolescence) adjective [UK: ˌæ.də.ˈlesnt] [US: ˌæ.də.ˈle.sənt] | adolescenteadjectiveHe's a talented adolescent. = È un adolescente di talento. |
ascent [ascents] (act of ascending; motion upwards) noun [UK: ə.ˈsent] [US: ə.ˈsent] | ascesanoun salitanoun |
bioluminescent (exhibiting bioluminescence) adjective | bioluminescenteadjective |
crescent [crescents] (curved pastry) noun [UK: ˈkresnt] [US: ˈkre.sənt] | cornettonoun |
crescent [crescents] (figure of the moon) noun [UK: ˈkresnt] [US: ˈkre.sənt] | crescentenoun falcenoun mezzalunanoun |
crescent (marked by an increase) adjective [UK: ˈkresnt] [US: ˈkre.sənt] | crescenteadjective |
crescent moon (the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter) noun [UK: ˈkresnt muːn] [US: ˈkre.sənt ˈmuːn] | congiunzionenoun fase di novilunionoun luna crescentenoun |
dehiscent (botany: which dehisces) adjective [UK: dɪ.ˈhɪsnt] [US: dɪ.ˈhɪ.sənt] | deiscenteadjective |
descent [descents] (instance of descending) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈsent] [US: də.ˈsent] | discesanoun |
descent [descents] (lineage or hereditary derivation) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈsent] [US: də.ˈsent] | ascendenzanoun |
evanescent (disappearing, vanishing, see also: disappearing; vanishing) adjective [UK: ˌiː.və.ˈnesnt] [US: ˌe.və.ˈne.sənt] | evanescenteadjective indistintoadjective |
fluorescent (of or relating to fluorescence) adjective [UK: flʊə.ˈresnt] [US: ˌflʊ.ˈre.sənt] | fluorescenteadjectiveI hate fluorescent lights. = Odio le luci fluorescenti. |
incandescent (emitting light as result of heating) adjective [UK: ˌɪnk.æn.ˈdesnt] [US: ˌɪnk.ən.ˈde.sənt] | incandescenteadjective |
incandescent (shining brightly) adjective [UK: ˌɪnk.æn.ˈdesnt] [US: ˌɪnk.ən.ˈde.sənt] | abbaglianteadjective |
incandescent (showing intense emotion) adjective [UK: ˌɪnk.æn.ˈdesnt] [US: ˌɪnk.ən.ˈde.sənt] | risplendenteadjective |
indehiscent (botany) adjective [UK: ˌɪndˌiːhˈɪsənt] [US: ˌɪndˌiːhˈɪsənt] | indeiscenteadjective |
iridescent (producing lustrous colors) adjective [UK: ˌɪ.rɪ.ˈdesnt] [US: ˌɪ.rə.ˈde.sənt] | iridescenteadjective |
luminescent (emitting light by luminescence) adjective [UK: ˌluː.mɪ.ˈnesns] [US: ˌluː.mə.ˈne.sənt] | luminescenteadjective |
opalescent (exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal) adjective [UK: ˌəʊ.pə.ˈlesnt] [US: ˌoʊ.pə.ˈlesnt] | opalescenteadjective |
phosphorescent (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) adjective [UK: ˌfɒ.sfə.ˈresnt] [US: ˌfɒ.sfə.ˈresnt] | fosforescenteadjective |
prepubescent (before the age at which a person begins puberty) adjective [UK: prɪpjuːbˈesənt] [US: prɪpjuːbˈesənt] | prepuberaleadjective |
Red Crescent (branch of the Red Cross) proper noun [UK: ˈred.ˈkresnt] [US: ˈred.ˈkresnt] | Mezzaluna Rossaproper noun |