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Ignescent Moderate

Ignescent has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A stone that emits sparks of fire when struck with steel.

Adjective
1

can emit sparks or burst into flame

2

Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating.

See Also
scintillating
Related Terms

Origin

Iglescent comes from the Latin word ignescens, which is the present participle of ignescere meaning "to become inflamed." This Latin term derives from ignis, the word for fire.

Rhyming Words
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