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candescent
[ kan-des-uhnt ]
/ kænˈdɛs ənt /
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adjective
glowing; incandescent.
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Origin of candescent
OTHER WORDS FROM candescent
Words nearby candescent
candelabra, candelabrum, candelilla, candent, candesartan cilexetil, candescent, C. & F., C & G, C&I, Candia, Candice
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How to use candescent in a sentence
Then he saw, pale and candescent in the blackness, three or four great lilies, the authors of that perfume.
The Island Pharisees|John GalsworthyHe became conscious of a candescent spot on the far side of the hearth, where the light fell on old Heythorp's thick white hair.
Five Tales|John Galsworthy
British Dictionary definitions for candescent
candescent
/ (kænˈdɛsənt) /
adjective
rare glowing or starting to glow with heat
Derived forms of candescent
candescence, nouncandescently, adverbWord Origin for candescent
C19: from Latin candescere, from candēre to be white, shine
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