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ignescent

[ig-nes-uhnt]

adjective

  1. emitting sparks of fire, as certain stones when struck with steel.

  2. bursting into flame.

noun

  1. an ignescent substance.

ignescent

/ ɪɡˈɛəԳ /

adjective

  1. giving off sparks when struck, as a flint

  2. capable of bursting into flame

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an ignescent substance

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ignescent1

1820–30; < Latin ŧԳ- (stem of ŧŧԲ ), present participle of ŧ to catch fire, equivalent to ign ( is ) fire + -ŧԳ- -escent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ignescent1

C19: from Latin ignescere to become inflamed
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Example Sentences

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Through all the outbursts of her ignescent hate Sister Helen can never lose the ineradicable relics of her human love: But he and I are sadder still.

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