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Definition of: recalescence
(rē′kə·les′əns) noun
1. A glowing again.
2. Physics A phenomenon peculiar to heated iron or steel of glowing more brightly when certain temperatures are reached in the process of gradual cooling From a state of high incandescence. [<L recalescens, ppr. of recalescere. See RECALESCE.]
—re′ca·les′cent adjective
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