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photoluminescence
photoluminescence definition
photo·lu·mi·nes·cence (fōt′ō lo̵̅o̅′mə nes′əns)
noun
luminescence in response to excitation by light, as in fluorescence and phosphorescence
Related Forms:
- photoluminescent pho′to·lu′·mi·nes′·cent adjective
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