Meanings
adjectivephotoluminescent (comparative more photoluminescent, superlative most photoluminescent)
comparative more photoluminescent · superlative most photoluminescent
- Exhibiting photoluminescence
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishluminescent
- Englishphotoluminescent
From photo- + luminescent.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with photoluminescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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APA
photoluminescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoluminescent
MLA
“photoluminescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoluminescent. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoluminescent,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoluminescent.
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