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chemiluminescence Definition

chemi·lu·mi·nes·cence (kem′i lo̵̅o̅′mə nesəns)

noun

visible light produced by chemical action and not accompanied by heat, including bioluminescence

chemiluminescence Related Forms
chem′i·lu′·mi·nes·cent adjective
chemiluminescence Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • enhanced: It was the Wolfson Laboratories work on enhanced chemiluminescence that gained them the Queen's Award and took them into the fire business.

Modifies a noun

  • test: Predicting the severity of haemolytic disease of the newborn: prospective evaluation of the chemiluminescence test.
  • detection: Using the enhanced sensitivity settings, users can perform chemiluminescence detection in a fraction of the time.
  • method: All tests are performed on an analyzer which uses a chemiluminescence method.

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