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Chemiluminescence vs Photoluminescence - What's the difference?

chemiluminescence | photoluminescence |

As nouns the difference between chemiluminescence and photoluminescence

is that chemiluminescence is the emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction while photoluminescence is luminescence following the absorption of a photon.

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

    photoluminescence

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia photoluminescence) (-)
  • (physics) luminescence following the absorption of a photon.

    • Hyponyms

    * (physics) phosphorescence, fluorescence

    Related terms

    * photoluminescent