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juvenescent

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ju⋅ve⋅nes⋅cent

  [joo-vuh-nes-uhnt]
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–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; < L juvenēscent- (s. of juvenēscēns, prp. of juvenēscere to become youthful), equiv. to juven- young (see juvenile ) + -ēscent- -escent

Related forms:
ju⋅ve⋅nes⋅cence, noun
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ju·ve·nes·cent   (jōō'və-něs'ənt)   
adj.  Becoming young or youthful.

[Latin iuvenēscēns, iuvenēscent-, present participle of iuvenēscere, to reach the age of youth, from iuvenis, young; see juvenile.]
ju've·nes'cence n.
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