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INCANDESCE
incandesce
(verb) become incandescent or glow with heat; “an incandescing body”
incandesce
(verb) cause to become incandescent or glow; “the lamp was incandesced”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
incandesce (third-person singular simple present incandesces, present participle incandescing, simple past and past participle incandesced)
(ambitransitive) To make or become incandescent, especially by the application of heat.
Source: Wiktionary
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PARSEC
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