luminesce
Verb
- be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence
- To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent.
Examples
- Phosphorus will only begin to luminesce at a certain small pressure of oxygen.
Origin / Etymology
Back-formation from luminescent.
Scrabble Score: 13
luminesce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordluminesce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
luminesce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
luminesce: valid Words With Friends Word