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incandescent, candent
(adjective) emitting light as a result of being heated; “an incandescent bulb”
incandescent
(adjective) characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance; “an incandescent performance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
incandescent (comparative more incandescent, superlative most incandescent)
emitting light as a result of being heated
shining very brightly
showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.
incandescent (plural incandescents)
An incandescent lamp or bulb
Source: Wiktionary
In`can*des"cent, a. Etym: [L. incandecens, -entis, p. pr. of incandescere to become warm or hot; pref. in- in + candescere to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red hot, incho. fr. candere to be of a glittering whiteness: cf. F. incandescent. See Candle.]
Definition: White, glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; as, incandescent carbon or platinum; hence, clear; shining; brilliant. Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say, incandescent throughout. I. Taylor. Incandescent lamp or light (Elec.), a kind of lamp in which the light is produced by a thin filament of conducting material, usually carbon, contained in a vacuum, and heated to incandescence by an electric current, as in the Edison lamp; -- called also incandescence lamp, and glowlamp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.