Meanings
adjectiveincanescent (comparative more incanescent, superlative most incanescent)
comparative more incanescent · superlative most incanescent
Origin
- Latinincanescens
- Englishincanescent
From Latin incanescens, present participle incanescere (“to become gray”).
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Rhymes with incanescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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APA
incanescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incanescent
MLA
“incanescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incanescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incanescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incanescent.
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