November 08, 2026
Luminesce
verbDefinition
To emit light without heat, typically by chemical or biological processes; to glow. Fireflies and deep-sea creatures luminesce to communicate and hunt.
Example Sentence
“In the darkness, the plankton began to luminesce, turning every wave into a sheet of blue fire.”
Etymology
From Latin lumen (light) + -esce (to begin to do something).
Scrabble Score
L1U1M3I1N1E1S1C3E1
LUMINESCE scores 13 points in Scrabble.
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