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in·ca·les·cent I0077500 (ĭn′kə-lĕs′ənt)adj. Growing hotter or more ardent. [Latin incalēscēns, incalēscent-, present participle of incalēscere, to grow warm : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + calēscere, to grow warm, inchoative of calēre, to be warm; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.] in′ca·les′cence n.incalescent (ˌɪnkəˈlɛsənt) adj (Chemistry) chem increasing in temperature[C17: from Latin incalescere, from in-2 + calescere to grow warm, from calēre to be warm] ˌincaˈlescence nin•ca•les•cent (ˌɪn kəˈlɛs ənt) adj. increasing in heat or ardor. [1670–80; < Latin incalēscent-, s. of incalēscēns, present participle of incalēscere to become warm] in`ca•les′cence, n. ThesaurusSeeincalescence |