incalescent

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′kə les′ənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•ca•les•cent  (in′kə les′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. increasing in heat or ardor.
  • Latin incalēscent- (stem of incalēscēns) present participle of incalēscere to become warm, glow. See in-2, calescent
  • 1670–80
in′ca•les′cence, n. 


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