RECRUDESCENCE

13 letters 20 Scrabble points /ˌɹiːkɹuːˈdɛs(ə)ns/

Definition of RECRUDESCENCE

noun
  1. The condition or state being recrudescent; the condition of something (often undesirable) breaking out again, or re-emerging after temporary abatement or suppression.

  2. (by extension) The acute recurrence of a disease, or its symptoms, after a period of improvement.

  3. The production of a fresh shoot from a ripened spike.

Related words: recrudency reincrudation

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters R E C R U D E S C E N C E
Length 13 letters
Scrabble Score 20 points