Decalescence Definition

dēkə-lĕsəns
noun
A sudden decrease in the rate of temperature rise of heated metal after a certain temperature has been reached (795°C for iron) due to greater absorption of heat.
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Origin of Decalescence

  • From de– Latin calēscere to become warm inchoative of calēre to be warm kelə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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DDEDEC

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ECENCE

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decalescence

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

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