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luminescent

Luminescent (adj) means emitting light by luminescence.

adj
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Emitting light by luminescence.
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Etymology

From stem of Latin lumen (“light”) + -escent, equivalent to luminesce + -ent.

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"luminescent" (adj) means emitting light by luminescence.

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