chemiluminescence.

Light released by a chemical reaction without requiring substantial heating.

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Words that belong together

• chemiluminescence assay
• chemiluminescent reaction

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Chemiluminescence illuminated the sealed vial.

The technician recorded the reaction’s chemiluminescence.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.