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Luminescent

//luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)nt// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Emitting light by luminescence.

    "But this does not have the slightly yellow glow of things made with luminescent dye."

Adjective
  1. 1
    emitting light not caused by heat wordnet

Etymology

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

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