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Etymology edit

From Latin candēscēns, present participle of candēscō (to brighten, radiate, become red hot).

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Adjective edit

candescent (comparative more candescent, superlative most candescent)

  1. glowing with heat; white-hot, incandescent

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Verb edit

candēscent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of candēscō