Definition of Chemiluminescence

1. Noun. Luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies.

Generic synonyms: Luminescence
Derivative terms: Chemiluminescent

Definition of Chemiluminescence

1. Noun. (chemistry) The emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction. ¹

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Medical Definition of Chemiluminescence

1. Light emitted as a reaction proceeds. Becoming used increasingly to assay ATP (using firefly luciferase) and the production of toxic oxygen species by activated phagocytes (using luminol or lucigenin as bystander substrates that release light when oxidized). See: bioluminescence. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chemiluminescence

chemically
chemically cured resin
chemically imbalanced
chemicals
chemiclave
chemicocautery
chemics
chemiexcitation
chemiexcitations
chemiflux
chemigation
chemigations
chemiglyphic
chemiloon
chemiloons
chemiluminescence (current term)
chemiluminescent
chemiluminescent labeling
chemin de fer
cheminformatics
chemiosmoses
chemiosmosis
chemiosmotic
chemiosmotic coupling
chemiosmotic hypothesis
chemiosmotic theory
chemiotaxis
chemise

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