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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

decalescence
    n 1: 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