chemiluminescence

chemiluminescence Definition

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

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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