Definition of recalescence

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re·ca·les·cence    (rk-lsns) KEY 

NOUN:

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

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ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin recalscns, recalscent- present participle of recalscere, to grow warm again : re-, re- + calscere, to become warm, inchoative of calre, to be warm; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
reca·lescent(Adjective)