ignescent
[ ig-nes-uh nt ]
/ ɪgˈnɛs ənt /
adjective
emitting sparks of fire, as certain stones when struck with steel.
bursting into flame.
noun
an ignescent substance.
Origin of ignescent
1820–30; < Latin
ignēscent- (stem of
ignēscēns), present participle of
ignēscere to catch fire, equivalent to
ign(is) fire +
-ēscent-
-escent
Words nearby ignescent
British Dictionary definitions for ignescent
ignescent
/ (ɪɡˈnɛsənt) /
adjective
giving off sparks when struck, as a flint
capable of bursting into flame
noun
an ignescent substance
Word Origin for ignescent
C19: from Latin
ignescere to become inflamed