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incalescent, a. Now rare.|ɪnkəˈlɛsənt|
[ad. L. incalēscent-em, pres. pple. of incalēscĕre to become warm or hot, f. in- (in-2) + calēscĕre to grow warm.]
Becoming hot or warm; increasing in warmth. lit. and fig.
1680Boyle Produc. Chem. Princ. iv. 213 There are many learned Chymists that looke upon incalescent Mercuries..as Chymical non-entia. 1706Phillips, Incalescent Mercury, a Name given by Mr. Boyle to Mercury or Quick⁓silver..which being mingled with a due Proportion of Leaf-Gold, or small Filings, would amalgamate, or turn to a Paste, and grow hot with the Gold. 1876G. Meredith Beauch. Career I. xiv. 212 [His] bubbling generalizations..would ascend as incalescent adjectives to the popular idea of the sublime. |