chemiluminescent

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   relating to the phenomenon of chemiluminescence

   “fireflies are chemiluminescent”

Questions about chemiluminescent

What does chemiluminescent mean?

chemiluminescent means "relating to the phenomenon of chemiluminescence".

How many syllables are in chemiluminescent?

chemiluminescent has 6 syllables: che-mi-lu-mi-ne-scent. The stress falls on "mi".

Is chemiluminescent a common word?

chemiluminescent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.