rubescence


ru·bes·cent

R0335200 (ro͞o-bĕs′ənt)adj. Turning red; reddening.
[Latin rubēscēns, rubēscent-, present participle of rubēscere, to grow red, inchoative of rubēre, to be red; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
ru·bes′cence n.

rubescence

1. the state, condition, quality, or process of becoming or being red.
2. a blush.
3. the act of blushing. — rubescent, adj.See also: Color, Complexion