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incandescent

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incandescent
Etymology: L, incandescere, to begin to glow
hot to the point of glowing or emitting intense light rays, as an incandescent light bulb.

emission [e-mish´un]
1. a discharge.
2. an involuntary discharge of semen.
nocturnal emission reflex emission of semen during sleep.
thermionic emission the application of heat, such as to a filament, resulting in the emission of electrons and ions.


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