Recalescence Definition
rēkə-lĕsəns
noun
A sudden and temporary increase in glow and temperature of hot iron or steel when it reaches one or more particular temperatures in the cooling process.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Recalescence
Noun
Singular:
recalescence
Plural:
recalescencesOrigin of Recalescence
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From Latin recalēscēns recalēscent- present participle of recalēscere to grow warm again re- re- 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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From Latin recalescere ("to grow warm again"), from re- + calescere ("to grow warm"), inchoative of calēre ("to be warm"). In use since at least 1873 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985).
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