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thermoluminescence

Syllabification: (ther·mo·lu·mi·nes·cence)
Definition of thermoluminescence

noun

  • the property of some materials that have accumulated energy over a long period of becoming luminescent when pretreated and subjected to high temperatures, used as a means of dating ancient ceramics and other artifacts.

Derivatives

thermoluminescent

adjective

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