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DECALESCENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decalescent mean? 

DECALESCENT (adjective)
  The adjective DECALESCENT has 1 sense:

1. absorbing heat without increase in temperature when heated beyond a certain pointplay

  Familiarity information: DECALESCENT used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DECALESCENT (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Absorbing heat without increase in temperature when heated beyond a certain point

Context example:

the decalescent point of steel

Similar:

endothermal; endothermic; heat-absorbing ((of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with absorption of heat)

Derivation:

decalescence (phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal)


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