English Explanatory Dictionary

ignescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating.
noun
  1. A stone that emits sparks of fire when struck with steel.

Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈnɛsənt/

Word forms

ignescent ignescents

Etymology

Latin ignescens, present participle of ignescere (“to become inflamed”), from ignis (“fire”): compare French ignescent. By surface analysis, Latin ign- + -escent.

Related words

pyrophoric sparking igneous ignite ignition
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