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at the time, a spermaceti candle was the brightest indoor illuminant available
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Distilling rock oil produced multiple interesting compounds, one of which looked like an ideal illuminant.
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“Illuminant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illuminant. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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illuminant
noun
il·lu·mi·nant
-nənt 
: an illuminating device or substance (as for a microscope)
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