Chemiluminescence

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  • noun. Emission of light as a result of a chemical reaction.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Luminescence associated with chemical changes in the luminous substance and probably due to those changes. See luminescence.
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  • noun. The emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction.
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  • noun. luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies
  • Word Usage
    "Another important method to investigate such reaction details is infrared chemiluminescence, introduced by Polanyi."
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