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Definition of: thermoluminescence

(thûr′mō·loomacr′mə·nes·əns) noun
1. The emission of light from a substance or material under the action of heat.
2. A luminous effect in rock crystals from which electrons displaced by radioactivity have been released at definite temperatures, with or without pressure: sometimes indicative of the age of sedimentary rocks.
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mo·lumi·nes′cent adjective

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