ignescentadj.n.
/ɪɡˈnɛsənt/ rare.
A. adj.
Kindling, bursting into flame; firing up. literal and figurative.
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ignescent1828
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Ignescent, emitting sparks of fire, when struck with steel; scintillating, as ignescent stones. Fourcroy.
1882 H. Caine Recoll. D. G. Rossetti 132 The outbursts of her ignescent hate.
B. n.
An ignescent body or substance.
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a1828 tr. Fourcroy in Webster (1828) Many other stones beside this class of ignescents, produce a real scintillation when struck against steel.
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