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ignescent definition

ig·nes·cent (ig nes′ənt)

adjective

  1. bursting into flame
  2. giving off sparks when struck with steel

Etymology: L ignescens, prp. of ignescere, to take fire, burn < ignis: see igneous

noun

an ignescent substance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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