recalescence

[ ree-kuh-les-uh ns ]
/ ˌri kəˈlɛs əns /
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noun Metallurgy.

a brightening exhibited by cooling iron as latent heat of transformation is liberated.

Origin of recalescence

1870–75; recal(esce) to become hot again (< Latin recalēscere, equivalent to re- re- + cal(ēre) to be hot (cf. calorie) + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ere infinitive ending) + -escence

OTHER WORDS FROM recalescence

re·ca·les·cent, adjective

Words nearby recalescence

recalcification, recalcitrant, recalcitrate, recalculate, recalesce, recalescence, recall, recamier, recanalization, recant, recap

Words related to recalescent

blistering, scorching, searing, blazing, sizzling, boiling, sweltering, incandescent, scalding, baking, torrid, fiery, red-hot, tropical, humid, warm, heated, white, sultry, red

British Dictionary definitions for recalescent

recalescence
/ (ˌriːkəˈlɛsəns) /

noun

a sudden spontaneous increase in the temperature of cooling iron resulting from an exothermic change in crystal structure occurring at a particular temperature

Derived forms of recalescence

recalescent, adjective

Word Origin for recalescence

C19: from Latin recalēscere to grow warm again, from re- + calēscere, from calēre to be hot