Etymology

chemiluminescent

Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence Full definition →

English luminescent ← New Latin chēmīa ← Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  6. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  7. New Latinchēmīa
  8. Englishchemo-
  9. Englishchemi-
  10. Englishluminescent
  11. English todaychemiluminescent

From chemi- + luminescent.

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