This time I’m using the Amercian Heritage Dictionary, 2nd edition.

Candescence n. The state of being white hot; incandescence. 

Coal tar n. A viscous black liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of coal, used as a raw material for many dyes, drugs, and organic chemicals and for waterproofing, paints, roofing, and insulation material.

Orogeny also Orogenesis n. The process fo mountain formation, esp. by a folding and faulting of the earth’s crust.

Rede tr.v. Regional. 1. To give advice to; counsel.  2. To interpret; explain.

Sea fan n. Any of various yellowish to reddish fan-shaped corals fo the genus Gorgonia, esp. G. flabellum, of coastal waters of Florida and the West Indies.