chemoluminescence

noun

The emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction.

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OriginEnglish luminescence ← Latin lumen ← Proto-Italic *louksmən →
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Meanings

nounchemoluminescence (countable and uncountable, plural chemoluminescences)

plural chemoluminescences

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction.

    Synonyms: chemiluminescence

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction.

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chemiluminescence

Origin

  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. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*léwksmn̥
  11. Proto-Italic*louksmən
  12. Latinlumen
  13. Englishluminescence
  14. Englishchemoluminescence

From chemo- + luminescence.

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chemoluminescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemoluminescence

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“chemoluminescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemoluminescence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemoluminescence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemoluminescence.

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