Excandescent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Excandescent \Ex`can*des"cent\, a. [L. excandescens, p. pr. of
     excandescere to take fire, glow; ex out (intens.) +
     candescere to begin to glisten or glow, fr. candere. See
     {Candid}.]
     White or glowing with heat. [R.] --Ure.
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