eru'bescent

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erubescence (ˌɛrʊˈbɛsəns) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the process of growing red or a condition of redness
 
[C18: from Latin ērubescentia blushing, from rubēscere to grow red, from ruber red]
 
eru'bescent
 
adj

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