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il⋅lu⋅mi⋅nant

  [i-loo-muh-nuhnt]
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–noun
an illuminating agent or material.
Origin:
1635–45; < L illūminant- (s. of illūmināns) prp. of illūmināre to light up, brighten, equiv. to illūmin- (see illumine ) + -ant- -ant
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il·lu·mi·nant   (ĭ-lōō'mə-nənt)   
n.  Something that gives off light.

[Latin illūmināns, illūminant-, present participle of illūmināre, to illuminate; see illuminate.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: il·lu·mi·nant
Pronunciation: -n&nt
Function: noun
: an illuminating device or substance (as for a microscope)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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