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scintillescence

scintillescence noun: a faint shining or twinkling.

Noun

scintillescence (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) A faint shining or twinkling.

Questions about scintillescence

What does scintillescence mean?
Scintillescence means a faint shining or twinkling.
What part of speech is scintillescence?
Scintillescence is a noun.

Words near scintillescence in the dictionary

  1. scintillation vial
  2. scintillation vials
  3. scintillations
  4. scintillator
  5. scintillators
  6. scintillescence
  7. scintillescent
  8. scintillite
  9. scintillites
  10. scintillize
  11. scintillized

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