Incalescent Definition
ĭnkə-lĕsənt
adjective
Becoming hotter.
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Origin of Incalescent
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Latin incalēscēns incalēscent- present participle of incalēscere to grow warm in- intensive pref. in–2 calēscere to grow warm inchoative of calēre to be warm kelə-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin incalescent-, stem of incalescens, present participle of incalescere, from in + calescere (“to grow warm”)
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