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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) ignescent
emitting sparks of fire.

2. ignescent
bursting into flame.

Etymology: (1820–30; < L ignēscent-, s. of ignēscēns, prp. of ignēscere to catch fire, der. of ignis fire; see -escent)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) ignescent
can emit sparks or burst into flame

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Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) ignescent
emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as, ignescent stones

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