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candescent

American  
[kan-des-uhnt] / kænˈdɛs ənt /

adjective

  1. glowing; incandescent.

candescent British  
/ kænˈdɛsənt /

adjective

  1. rare glowing or starting to glow with heat

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Other Word Forms

  • candescence noun
  • candescently adverb
  • noncandescence noun
  • noncandescent adjective
  • noncandescently adverb

Etymology

Origin of candescent

1815–25; < Latin candēscent- (stem of candescēns, present participle of candēscere to become bright), equivalent to cand- bright ( candid ) + -ēscent- -escent

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