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incandescent

in.can.des.cent \-*nt\ aj [prob. fr. F, fr. L incandescent-, incandescens, 
   prp. of incande]scere to become hot, fr. in- + candescere to become hot, 
   fr. cande-re to glow - more at CANDID 1a: white, glowing, or luminous with 
   intense heat  1b: strikingly bright, radiant, or clear  1c: BRILLIANT  2a: 
   of, relating to, or being light produced by incandescence  2b: producing 
   light by incandescence  - in.can.des.cent.ly av