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incandescent
1794, from L.
incandescentem
(nom.
incandescens
), prp. of
incandescere
"become warm, glow, kindle," from
in-
"within" +
candescere
"begin to glow, become white," inceptive of
candere
"to glow, to shine" (see
candle
).
