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incalescent (iou)



incalescent adjective. Now rare or obsolete. L17.
[Latin incalescent- pres. ppl stem of incalescere, formed as IN-2 + calescere grow warm: see -ENT.]
Becoming hot or warm; increasing in warmth.
incalescence noun the action or process of becoming hot or warm; a rise in temperature: M17.