Word of the Day: INCALESCENT

Increasing in heat or ardor

incalescent (adj) - growing warmer or more passionate; increasing in temperature [in-kuh-les-uhnt]

BREAKDOWN: IN- (into) + CAL- (warm) + -ESCENT (growing or becoming)

• incalescence is the process or state of increasing in temperature

“Mystery or no, the incalescence that Robert Boyle experienced when he performed the amalgamation experiment left him in no doubt that he had the key to the philosopher’s stone in his hand. Unfortunately, he didn’t know how to use it.” —Len Fisher

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