incalescent

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incalescent

  • /ɪnkəˈlɛsənt/

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From Latin incalēscēns, present participle of incalēscere, from in + calēscere (“to grow warm”).

adjective more incalescent · most incalescent

  1. Becoming warmer; heating up; calescent. From some undreamed-of reservoir my body summoned up a gravity tank of incalescent libido.

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adj Becoming warmer, heating up

Deutschwärmend, erwärmend, erhitzend

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@misc{incalescent_2026,
  title = {incalescent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/incalescent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}