glow stick

US/ˈɡloʊ ˌstɪk/

noun

A single-use translucent plastic tube containing isolated substances which when combined are capable of producing light through chemoluminescence without an electrical power source; used as an emergency light source or in recreational contexts such as camping and nightclubs.

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Meanings

nounglow stick (plural glow sticks)

plural glow sticks · alternative glowstick

  1. A single-use translucent plastic tube containing isolated substances which when combined are capable of producing light through chemoluminescence without an electrical power source; used as an emergency light source or in recreational contexts such as camping and nightclubs.

    Now I stalk the labyrinth of my own myth / Searching for clues with this fading glow stick

    2025, “Farmers Market”, in Jarvis Cocker (lyrics), More, performed by Pulp

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 熒光棒 /荧光棒
  • 熒光棒 /荧光棒 (yíngguāngbàng)a single-use tube with glowing chemicals
French bâton lumineux
  • bâton lumineuxa single-use tube with glowing chemicals
German Leuchtstab, Knicklicht
  • Leuchtstaba single-use tube with glowing chemicals
  • Knicklichta single-use tube with glowing chemicals
Hebrew מַקְּלוֹר, סטיקלייט
  • מַקְּלוֹר (maqlór)a single-use tube with glowing chemicals
  • סטיקלייט (stíklayt)a single-use tube with glowing chemicals
Hungarian fényrúd
  • fényrúda single-use tube with glowing chemicals
Italian luce chimica, lightstick
  • luce chimicaa single-use tube with glowing chemicals
  • lightsticka single-use tube with glowing chemicals
Japanese サイリウム, サイリューム
  • サイリウム (sairiumu)a single-use tube with glowing chemicals
  • サイリューム (sairyūmu)a single-use tube with glowing chemicals
  • ケミカルライト (kemikaru raito)a single-use tube with glowing chemicals
Korean 형광봉, 야광봉
  • 형광봉 (hyeonggwangbong)a single-use tube with glowing chemicals
  • 야광봉 (yagwangbong)a single-use tube with glowing chemicals
Polish światło chemiczne
  • światło chemicznea single-use tube with glowing chemicals
Spanish barra luminosa
  • barra luminosaa single-use tube with glowing chemicals
Cite this entry
APA

glow stick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glow%20stick

MLA

“glow stick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glow%20stick. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glow stick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glow%20stick.

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