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DECALESCENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Absorbing heat without increase in temperature when heated beyond a certain point
Example:
the decalescent point of steel
Classified under:
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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