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recalescence

American  
[ree-kuh-les-uhns] / ˌri kəˈlɛs əns /

noun

Metallurgy.

  1. a brightening exhibited by cooling iron as latent heat of transformation is liberated.

recalescence British  
/ ˌriːkəˈlɛsəns /

noun

  1. a sudden spontaneous increase in the temperature of cooling iron resulting from an exothermic change in crystal structure occurring at a particular temperature

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Other Word Forms

  • recalescent adjective

Etymology

Origin of recalescence

1870–75; recal ( esce ) to become hot again (< Latin recalēscere, equivalent to re- re- + cal ( ēre ) to be hot ( cf. calorie) + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ere infinitive ending) + -escence

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