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ignescent

American  
[ig-nes-uhnt] / ɪgˈnɛs ənt /

adjective

  1. emitting sparks of fire, as certain stones when struck with steel.

  2. bursting into flame.

noun

  1. an ignescent substance.

ignescent British  
/ ɪɡˈnɛsənt /

adjective

  1. giving off sparks when struck, as a flint

  2. capable of bursting into flame

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noun

  1. an ignescent substance

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Etymology

Origin of ignescent

1820–30; < Latin ignēscent- (stem of ignēscēns ), present participle of ignēscere to catch fire, equivalent to ign ( is ) fire + -ēscent- -escent

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Through all the outbursts of her ignescent hate Sister Helen can never lose the ineradicable relics of her human love: But he and I are sadder still.

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