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Cres"cent*wise` (kr&ebreve;s"sent*wīz`),
adv. In the form of a crescent; like a
crescent. Tennyson.

Cres"cive (kr?s"s?v), a. [L.
crescere to increase.] Increasing; growing.
[R.]

Unseen, yet crescive in his faculty.

Shak.

Cre"sol (krē"sōl), n.
[From Creosote.] (Chem.) Any one of three
metameric substances,
CH₃.C₆H₄.OH, homologous with and
resembling phenol. They are obtained from coal tar and wood tar,
and are colorless, oily liquids or solids. [Called also
cresylic acid.]

Cre*sor"cin (kr?-s?r"s?n), n.
(Chem.) Same as Isorcin.

Cress (kr&ebreve;s), n.; pl.
Cresses (kr&ebreve;s"&ebreve;z). [OE.
ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS.
cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers, G.
kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly
also to OHG. chresan to creep.] (Bot.) A plant
of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a
moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and
antiscorbutic.


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