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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thermoluminescence \Ther`mo*lu`mi*nes"cence\, n. (Physics)
Luminescence exhibited by a substance on being moderately
heated. It is shown esp. by certain substances that have been
exposed to the action of light or to the cathode rays. --
{-lu`mi*nes"cent}, a.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
luminescent
adj : emitting light not caused by heat
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