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Definition of: triboluminescence
(trib′ō·l
′mə·nes′əns) noun
Luminescence produced by crushing or grinding certain substances, as glass. [<tribo- (<Gk. tribein rub) + LUMINESCENCE]
—trib′·o·lu′mi·nes′cent adjective
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