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   can·des·cent

   /kanˈdes(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. glowing with, or as with, heat. rare

   Word Origin early 19th century: from Latin candescent-, from the verb candere ‘be white, glow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. candescence noun
   • 2. candescently adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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