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
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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."
cross-reference
bioluminescence
Hypernym
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luminescence
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Synonym
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chemoluminescence