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Chemiluminescence vs Fluorescence - What's the difference?

chemiluminescence | fluorescence |

As nouns the difference between chemiluminescence and fluorescence

is that chemiluminescence is (chemistry) the emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction while fluorescence is (physics) the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

chemiluminescence

English

(chemoluminescence)

Noun

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  • (chemistry) The emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction.

    • Synonyms

    *chemoluminescence

    See also

    *bioluminescence

    fluorescence

    English

    Noun

  • (physics) The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle
  • The light so emitted

    • Derived terms

    * fluorescence microscope * fluoresce * fluorescein * fluorescent

    External links

    * ("fluorescence" on Wikipedia) ----