juvenescence

ju·ve·nes·cent

[joo-vuh-nes-uhnt]
adjective
1.
being or becoming youthful; young.
2.
young in appearance.
3.
having the power to make young or youthful: a juvenescent elixir.

Origin:
1815–25; < Latin juvenēscent- (stem of juvenēscēns, present participle of juvenēscere to become youthful), equivalent to juven- young (see juvenile) + -ēscent- -escent

ju·ve·nes·cence, noun
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juvenescence (ˌdʒuːvɪˈnɛsəns) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  youth or immaturity
2.  the act or process of growing from childhood to youth
3.  restoration of youth; rejuvenation

juvenescent (ˌdʒuːvɪˈnɛsənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
becoming or being young or youthful
 
[C19: from Latin juvenēscere to grow up, regain strength, from juvenis youthful]

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