thermoluminescence

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CIDE DICTIONARY

thermoluminescence, n.

Luminescence exhibited by a substance on being moderately heated. It is shown esp. by certain substances that have been exposed to the action of light or to X-rays. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

thermoluminescence, n. the property of becoming luminescent when pretreated and subjected to high temperatures, used as a means of dating ancient artefacts.

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thermoluminescent adj.

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