The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

candent
    adj 1: emitting light as a result of being heated; "an
           incandescent bulb" [syn: incandescent, candent]