incalescent
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Origin of incalescent
1670–80; < Latin incalēscent- (stem of incalēscēns ) present participle of incalēscere to become warm, glow. See in- 2, calescent
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The conclusion seemed obvious "that these meteors are formed of very soft materials, which expand while incalescent, and are immediately crumbled and dissipated into exiguous dust."
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)
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