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pyroluminescence

pyroluminescence noun: luminescence produced by high temperature (typically, in a flame).

Noun

pyroluminescence (uncountable)

  1. luminescence produced by high temperature (typically, in a flame)

Origin of pyroluminescence

From pyro- + luminescence.

Questions about pyroluminescence

What does pyroluminescence mean?
Pyroluminescence means luminescence produced by high temperature (typically, in a flame).
What part of speech is pyroluminescence?
Pyroluminescence is a noun.

Words near pyroluminescence in the dictionary

  1. pyrollidine
  2. pyrological
  3. pyrologist
  4. pyrologists
  5. pyrology
  6. pyroluminescence
  7. pyrolusite
  8. pyrolusites
  9. pyrolysable
  10. pyrolysate
  11. pyrolysates

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