CHEMILUMINESCENCE


Meaning of CHEMILUMINESCENCE in English

— chemiluminescent , adj.

/kem'euh looh'meuh nes"euhns/ , n.

(in chemical reactions) the emission of light by an atom or molecule that is in an excited state.

[ 1900-05; CHEMI- + LUMINESCENCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .