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interlucent

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lu⋅cent

  [loo-suhnt]
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–adjective
1. shining.
2. translucent; clear.
Origin:
1490–1500; < L lūcent- (s. of lūcēns), prp. of lūcēre to shine. See lucid, -ent

Related forms:
lu⋅cen⋅cy; Rare, lucence, noun
lu⋅cent⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

lucent 
"shining, bright, luminous," c.1500, from L. lucentem, prp. of lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lu·cent
Pronunciation: 'lüs-&nt
Function: adjective
1 : glowing with light
2 : marked byclarity or translucence lucent membrane> —see RADIOLUCENT
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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