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adjective
1.
emitting sparks of fire, as certain stones when struck with steel.
2.
bursting into flame.
noun
3.
an ignescent substance.
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Ignescent
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Origin:
1820–30; < Latin ignēscent- (stem of ignēscēns), present participle of ignēscere to catch fire, equivalent to ign(is) fire + -ēscent- -escent
1820–30; < Latin ignēscent- (stem of ignēscēns), present participle of ignēscere to catch fire, equivalent to ign(is) fire + -ēscent- -escent
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