Definitions for illuminant

illuminant il·lu·mi·nant

Spelling: [ih-loo-muh-nuh nt]
IPA: /ɪˈlu mə nənt/

Illuminant is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 259 anagrams from letters in illuminant (aiillmnntu).

Definitions for illuminant

noun

  1. an illuminating agent or material.

Origin of illuminant

1635-45; Latin illūminant- (stem of illūmināns) present participle of illūmināre to light up, brighten, equivalent to illūmin- (see illumine) + -ant- Examples for illuminant

As an illuminant the untaxed alcohol is bound to introduce some interesting as well as novel conditions.

When petroleum began to be used as an illuminant it is impossible to say.

Petroleum has been used to some extent both as a fuel and as an illuminant.

From this early beginning gas-light remained for a long time the only illuminant supplied by a public-service company.

An illuminant of this character can be obtained efficiently by using a properly tinted bulb on tungsten filament lamps.

The illuminant is oil gas, with an occulting characteristic.

It is largely used as an illuminant and for the production of great heat.

For the illuminant used in enlarging, we may employ either daylight or artificial light.

Nevertheless, the electric light is the illuminant to be coveted.

It came as an invading enemy and not as an illuminant to all.

Word Value for illuminant
Scrable

0

Words with friends

18

Similar words for illuminant
Word of the day