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fractoluminescence

fractoluminescence noun: the emission of light from fractured crystals; a form of triboluminescence.

Noun

fractoluminescence (uncountable)

  1. The emission of light from fractured crystals; a form of triboluminescence.

Origin of fractoluminescence

From fracto- + luminescence.

Questions about fractoluminescence

What does fractoluminescence mean?
Fractoluminescence means the emission of light from fractured crystals; a form of triboluminescence.
What part of speech is fractoluminescence?
Fractoluminescence is a noun.

Words near fractoluminescence in the dictionary

  1. fractographical
  2. fractographically
  3. fractographies
  4. fractographs
  5. fractography
  6. fractoluminescence
  7. fractoluminescent
  8. fractomorpheme
  9. fractomorphemes
  10. fracton
  11. fractone

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