Meanings
nounchemiluminescence (usually uncountable, plural chemiluminescences)
plural chemiluminescences · alternative chemoluminescence · alternative misspelling chemiluminesence
- uncountableusuallychemistryThe emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Medieval Latinalchēmia
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
- New Latinchēmīa
- Englishchemo-
- Englishchemi-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*léwksmn̥
- Proto-Italic*louksmən
- Latinlumen
- Englishluminescence
- Englishchemiluminescence
From chemi- + luminescence.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kemiluminesenssi
- kemiluminesenssiTranslations
French chimiluminescence
- chimiluminescenceTranslations
German Chemilumineszenz, Chemolumineszenz
- ChemilumineszenzTranslations
- ChemolumineszenzTranslations
Italian chemiluminescenza
- chemiluminescenzaTranslations
Polish chemiluminescencja
- chemiluminescencjaTranslations
Portuguese quimioluminescência
- quimioluminescênciaTranslations
Romanian chimioluminiscență, chimiluminescență
- chimioluminiscențăTranslations
- chimiluminescențăTranslations
Spanish quimioluminiscencia
- quimioluminiscenciaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
chemiluminescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemiluminescence
MLA
“chemiluminescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemiluminescence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemiluminescence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemiluminescence.
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