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Definition of: decalescence
(dē′kə·les′əns) noun Physics
The sudden absorption of heat by metals when the temperature passes a certain critical point, indicating internal structural changes: opposed to recalescence.
—de′ca·les′cent adjective [<L decalescens, -entis, ppr. of decalescere <de- not + calescere grow hot]
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