luminescent
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- adjective Capable of, suitable for, or exhibiting luminescence.
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- She shook it vigorously, stirring the contents like a luminescent cocktail, and was rewarded when the light returned to normal. — Flinx In Flux
- He was surprised how difficult it was to speak steadily. — A Funeral In Blue
- In the moonlight it was luminescent, pushing back the spectral darkness. — The Miko
- Beverly's dark eyes were huge and luminescent, bottomless, and Jillian felt herself fall into them, Alice-down-the-Rabbit-Hole. — Achille's Choice
- He poked at the luminescent, hov-ering representation of what in ancient times would have been called the battlefield, his finger tracing one particular topo-graphical feature until it came to rest among several pin-points of blue light. — The False Mirror
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- Latin lūmen, lūmin-, light; see lumen + -escent.
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/ (lo͞oˌmə-nĕsˈənt)/
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