RECALESCE
\ɹɪkˈe͡ɪləs], \ɹɪkˈeɪləs], \ɹ_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_l_ə_s]\
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r[=e]-kal-es', v.t. to show anew a state of glowing heat.--n. RECALES'CENCE (phys.), a peculiar behaviour of iron when cooling from a white-heat. At 1000°, e.g., it glows more brilliantly for a short time. [L. re-, again, calesc[)e]re, to grow hot.]
By Thomas Davidson
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