Tabescent
ta·bes·cent
PRONUNCIATION: t-bsnt
ADJECTIVE: Progressively wasting away.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin tbscns, tbscent-, present participle of tbscere, to waste away, inchoative of tbre, from tbs, a wasting away.
Sorry, but i couldn't get the Latin to show as it did on the original site.
Several other words have the scent ending, e.g. quiescent. It would be interesting to list them, and see what they have in common.
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Re: Tabescent
Ahhh, the real reason behind Tab.Wasting or shrivelling away.
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Re: Tabescent
Sheesh, instructive link, Gail. Cyclamate, Saccharin, then Aspartame? Don't three strikes make an out?Ahhh, the real reason behind Tab.Wasting or shrivelling away.
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