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View synonyms for calescent

calescent

[ kuh-les-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. growing warm; increasing in heat.


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Other Words From

  • ca·les·cence noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of calescent1

First recorded in 1795–1805; from Latin calēscent- (stem of calēscēns “becoming warm,” present participle of calēscere ), equivalent to cal- (stem of calēre “to be warm”) + -ēscent- adjective suffix indicating the beginning of a process or action; -escent
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Example Sentences

This calescent mode of proceeding was adopted with the idea of exciting a counter-irritation in the diseased part.

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