delitescent adjective.
[dɛlɪ'tɛs(ǝ)nt] Now
rare.
L17.[Latin delitescent- pres. ppl stem of delitescere hide away, lurk, from de- DE- 1 + latescere, inceptive of latere lie hid: see -ESCENT.]Lying hidden, concealed; latent.
■ delitescence noun L18. ■ delitescency noun L17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲