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incandescent 
1  adj Incandescent substances or devices give out a lot of light when heated.  (TECHNICAL) 
...incandescent gases.  
2  adj If you describe someone or something as incandescent, you mean that they are very lively and impressive. 
LITERARY usu ADJ n 
Gill had an extraordinary, incandescent personality.  
♦  incandescence  n-uncount 
She burned with an incandescence that had nothing to do with her looks.  
3  adj If you say that someone is incandescent with  rage, you mean that they are extremely angry. 
LITERARY oft ADJ with n 
It makes me incandescent with fury.  



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