Dictionary Home »
Webster's New World College Dictionary » ignescent
ignescent
ignescent definition
ig·nes·cent (ig nes′ənt)
adjective
- bursting into flame
- 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.
Comments
Improve this definition.
Browse dictionary definitions near ignescent
Share on Facebook