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| de·ca·les·cence [ dkə léss'nss ] |
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absorption of heat without temperature rise: the absorption of heat without temperature increase at specific conditions during the heating of a metal, caused by changes in the crystalline composition
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| [Late 19th century. <calescence "increasing warmth or heat"] |
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