luminiferous

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luminiferous

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From Latin lumen, lumin- (“light”, noun) + -ferous [from ferre (“to bear, carry”, verb) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives)].

adjective more luminiferous · most luminiferous

Producing or transmitting light; luminous.

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Italiano	luminifero
Русский	светоно́сный svetonósnyj

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"luminiferous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/luminiferous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{luminiferous_2026,
  title = {luminiferous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/luminiferous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}