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decalescence

noun /dikəlɛsəns/ 4 syllables 12 letters Scrabble 19 WWF 24
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noun

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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