different between bioluminescent vs luminescent

English

Etymology

bio- +? luminescent

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?s?nt

Adjective

bioluminescent (comparative more bioluminescent, superlative most bioluminescent)

1. (biology, biochemistry) Exhibiting bioluminescence.

Derived terms

• autobioluminescent
• bioluminescently

Related terms

• bioluminescence
• bioluminesce

Translations

See also

• biofluorescent

Catalan

Etymology

bio- +? luminescent

Adjective

bioluminescent (masculine and feminine plural bioluminescents)

1. bioluminescent

Related terms

• bioluminescència

Further reading

• “bioluminescent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “bioluminescent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Romanian

Etymology

From French bioluminescent

Adjective

bioluminescent m or n (feminine singular bioluminescent?, masculine plural bioluminescen?i, feminine and neuter plural bioluminescente)

1. bioluminescent

Declension

English

Etymology

From stem of Latin lumen (“light”) +? -escent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu?m??n?s(?)nt/
• Hyphenation: lumin?es?cent
• Rhymes: -?s?nt

Adjective

luminescent (comparative more luminescent, superlative most luminescent)

1. Emitting light by luminescence.

Derived terms

Related terms

• luminesce
• luminescence
• phosphorescent

See also

• fluorescent
• iridescent

Translations

Catalan

Adjective

luminescent (masculine and feminine plural luminescents)

1. luminescent

Derived terms

• bioluminescent

Related terms

• luminescència

Further reading

• “luminescent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “luminescent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “luminescent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “luminescent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Adjective

luminescent (feminine singular luminescente, masculine plural luminescents, feminine plural luminescentes)

1. luminescent

Derived terms

• bioluminescent

Related terms

• luminescence

Further reading

• “luminescent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French luminescent

Adjective

luminescent m or n (feminine singular luminescent?, masculine plural luminescen?i, feminine and neuter plural luminescente)

1. luminescent

Declension