Meanings
nounelectrochemiluminescence (plural electrochemiluminescences)
plural electrochemiluminescences
- chemistryThe emission of light as a result of an electrochemical reaction
Origin
- Frenchélectro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- Latinelectro-
- Englishelectro-
- 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
- Englishelectrochemiluminescence
From electro- + chemiluminescence.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish elektrokemiluminesenssi
- elektrokemiluminesenssiTranslations
German Elektrochemilumineszenz
- ElektrochemilumineszenzTranslations
Portuguese eletroquimioluminescência
- eletroquimioluminescênciaTranslations
Romanian electrochemiluminiscență
- electrochemiluminiscențăTranslations
Russian электрохемилюминесце́нция
- электрохемилюминесце́нция (elektroxemiljuminescéncija)Translations
Spanish electroquimioluminiscencia
- electroquimioluminiscenciaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
electrochemiluminescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrochemiluminescence
MLA
“electrochemiluminescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrochemiluminescence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrochemiluminescence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrochemiluminescence.
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