luminescent

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. emitting light not caused by heat
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Luminescent \Lu`mi*nes"cent\, a. [L. luminare to illuminate + -escent.] (Physics) Shining with a light due to any of the various causes which produce luminescence. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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