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autoluminescence

autoluminescence noun: luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself.

Noun

autoluminescence (uncountable)

  1. luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself
    • Lipid peroxidation in the fruit was detected and visualized by autoluminescence of peroxide lipids as described previously [33, 34 ], using a programmed sequence of autoluminescence for 20 min with emission at 640–770 nm and excitation-block, a binning factor of 8, and an F-stop factor of 1.2015 October 27, “Combined Treatments Reduce Chilling Injury and Maintain Fruit Quality in Avocado Fruit during Cold Quarantine”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of autoluminescence

From auto- + luminescence.

Questions about autoluminescence

What does autoluminescence mean?
Autoluminescence means luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself.
What part of speech is autoluminescence?
Autoluminescence is a noun.

Words near autoluminescence in the dictionary

  1. autology
  2. autoloom
  3. autolooms
  4. autoloop
  5. autoloops
  6. autoluminescence
  7. autoluminescent
  8. autoluminogram
  9. autoluminograms
  10. autoluminography
  11. Autolycan

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