candent adj 1: emitting light as a result of being heated; "an incandescent bulb" [syn: {incandescent}, {candent}]
Candent \Can`dent\, a. [L. candens, p. pr. of cand["e]re to glitter. See {Candid}.] Heated to whiteness; glowing with heat. "A candent vessel." --Boyle. [1913 Webster]