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Luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies
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chemiluminescence
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Chemiluminescence (sometimes " chemoluminescence ") is the emission of light ( luminescence ), as the result of a chemical reaction. There may also be limited emission of heat. Given reactants A and B , with an excited intermediate ◊ , [ A ] + [ B ] → [ ...
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n. (context chemistry English) The emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction.
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n. luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies
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Most of the big labs have started using chemiluminescence, but I dont know if this small lab has.