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Ignescent

Ignescent \Ig*nes"cent\, a. [L. ignescens, p. pr. of ignescere to become inflamed, fr. ignis fire: cf. F. ignescent.] Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as, ignescent stones.

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ignescent

a. Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as, '''ignescent''' stones

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ignescent

adj. can emit sparks or burst into flame

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But even the folds were shrinking, and the muscles they covered were harder than they had ever been, though at night they felt like bands of ignescent metal.