luminiferousadj.
/ˌluːmᵻˈnɪf(ə)rəs/, /ˌljuːmᵻˈnɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌluməˈnɪf(ə)rəs/ Producing or transmitting light esp. in luminiferous ether (see ether n. 3).
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lucific1701
light-emitting1702
luminiferous1801
photogenous1806
photogenic1863
photogenetic1896
1801 Young in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 92 22 The actual velocity of the particles of the luminiferous ether.
1842 E. A. Parnell Elements Chem. Anal. (1845) 270 The principal luminiferous constituents of coal-gas are [etc.].
1863 J. Tyndall Heat xi. 293 The luminiferous ether fills stellar space.
1866 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 1st Ser. 137 The luminiferous, the calorific, and the chemical rays.
1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 394 The paired luminiferous organ of these animals.
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