decalescence
noun
absorption of heat without a corresponding increase in temperature when a metal has been heated to a critical point.
decalescent
-
a word derived from
decalescence.
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Ben Mathis-Lilley, who tore several holes in these decalescent musings last week, says they “ascribe to 11-dimensional chess that which can be explained by simple incompetence and ideological extremism.”
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2017
