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ig•nes•cent



Pronunciation: (ig-nes'unt), [key]
—adj.
1. emitting sparks of fire, as certain stones when struck with steel.
2. bursting into flame.

—n.
an ignescent substance.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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