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incandescence
  • n  the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
  • n  light from heat
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incandescent lamp
  • n  electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
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incantation
  • n  a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect
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incapability
  • n  lack of potential for development
  • n  the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
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incapableness
  • n  lack of potential for development
  • n  the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
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incapacity
  • n  lack of intellectual power
  • n  lack of physical or natural qualifications
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incarceration
  • n  the state of being imprisoned
    his ignominious incarceration in the local jail
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incarnation
  • n  a new personification of a familiar idea
    the incarnation of evil
  • n  (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
  • n  time passed in a particular bodily form
    he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation
  • n  the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
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incautiousness
  • n  the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger
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incendiary bomb
  • n  a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
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incense
  • n  a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
  • n  the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
    incense filled the room
  • v  perfume especially with a censer
  • v  make furious
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incense cedar
  • n  any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood
  • n  tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark
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incense tree
  • n  any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
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