recalescence

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  1. noun A sudden glowing in a cooling metal caused by liberation of the latent heat of transformation.

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  1. From Latin recalēscēns, recalēscent-, present participle of recalēscere, to grow warm again : re-, re- + calēscere, to become warm, inchoative of calēre, to be warm; see kelə-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from recalesce + -ence.
 

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/rikæˈlɛsəns/
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