candescent

adjective

can·des·cent | \ kan-ˈde-sᵊnt

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Definition of candescent

: glowing or dazzling from or as if from great heat

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the campers were transfixed by the candescent coals of their seashore fire

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The first known use of candescent was in 1808

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