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chemiluminescence

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkɛmɪˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kem′ə lo̅o̅′mə nes′əns)

chem•i•lum•i•nes•cence (kem′ə lo̅o̅′mə nes′əns),USA pronunciation n.

Chemistry(in chemical reactions) the emission of light by an atom or molecule that is in an excited state.

chemi- + luminescence 1900–05

chem′i•lu′mi•nes′cent, adj.

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chemiluminescence /ˌkɛmɪˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns/ n

the phenomenon in which a chemical reaction leads to the emission of light without incandescence

ˌchemiˌlumiˈnescent adj

'chemiluminescence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

luminescence

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