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rejuvenescent

[ri-joo-vuh-nes-uhnt]

adjective

becoming young again.

making young again; rejuvenating.

Origin:
1755–65; < Medieval Latin rejuvenēsc(ere) to become young again (Latin re- re- + juven(is) young + -ēsc- inceptive suffix + -ere infinitive suffix) + -ent

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re·ju·ve·nes·cence, noun

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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

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rejuvenesce (rɪˌdʒuːvəˈnɛs)

—vb
1.	to make or become youthful or restored to vitality
2.	biology to convert (cells) or (of cells) to be converted into a more active form

rejuve'nescence

—n

rejuve'nescent

—*adj*

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