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luminophore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lu-minophore
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That part of a molecule that is responsible for a given emission band when it undergoes luminescence.

Etymology

From lumin-, stem of Latin lumen + -phore.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

luminophores (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chromophore

Synonyms

lumiphore

Questions

What does luminophore mean?
That part of a molecule that is responsible for a given emission band when it undergoes luminescence.
Where does luminophore come from?
From lumin-, stem of Latin lumen + -phore.

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