incalescent

[ in-kuh-les-uhnt ]

/ ˌɪn kəˈlɛs ənt /

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adjective

increasing in heat or ardor.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM incalescent

in·ca·les·cence, noun

Words nearby incalescent

Inca, Incabloc, incage, in cahoots, incalculable, incalescent, incall, in camera, incandesce, incandescence, incandescent

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British Dictionary definitions for incalescent

incalescent

/ (ˌɪnkəˈlɛsənt) /

adjective

chem increasing in temperature

Derived forms of incalescent

incalescence, noun

Word Origin for incalescent

C17: from Latin incalescere, from in- ² + calescere to grow warm, from calēre to be warm

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