ignescent
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- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
Definition of ignescent
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating.
“ignescent stones”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating.
“ignescent stones”
noun
- A stone that emits sparks of fire when struck with steel.
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Etymology
Latin ignescens, present participle of ignescere (“to become inflamed”), from ignis (“fire”): compare French ignescent. By surface analysis, Latin ign- + -escent.
Words you can make from ignescent
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27 words- GESTIC 9 pts
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2-letter words
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