- excandescent
- excanˈdescent, a.
[ad. L. excandēscent-em, f. excandēscĕre to grow hot: see excandescence.]White-hot, glowing hot.
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Excandescent — Ex can*des cent, a. [L. excandescens, p. pr. of excandescere to take fire, glow; ex out (intens.) + candescere to begin to glisten or glow, fr. candere. See {Candid}.] White or glowing with heat. [R.] Ure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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