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ignescent

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ig⋅nes⋅cent

  [ig-nes-uhnt]
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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.
Origin:
1820–30; < L ignēscent- (s. of ignēscēns), prp. of ignēscere to catch fire, equiv. to ign(is) fire + -ēscent- -escent
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