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Title Candescent
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
can·des·cent
 \\-sənt\\ adjective
 ETYMOLOGY  Latin candescent-, candescens, present participle of candescere, inchoative of candēre
 DATE  1808
: glowing or dazzling from or as if from great heat
English Etymology
candescent
  1824, from L. candescentem, prp. of candescere "to become white, begin to gleam," inchoative of candere (see candle).
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
can·des·cent
\(ˈ)kan|desənt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin candescent-, candescens, present participle of candescere, incho. of candēre to shine
: glowing or dazzling often from great heat
 < a candescent meteorite >

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