chemiluminescence

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However, using some hand models and a photon counter, they figured out that warm temperatures, increased oxygen, and mineral oil all increase the photon output-making it likely that the glow is caused by chemiluminescence (a fancy word that simply means "light caused by chemical reactions").

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  1. noun Emission of light as a result of a chemical reaction at environmental temperatures.

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  • Finally, the blots were developed by enhanced chemiluminescence (ECL) (Pierce) on Hyperfilm (Amersham). —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • However, using some hand models and a photon counter, they figured out that warm temperatures, increased oxygen, and mineral oil all increase the photon output-making it likely that the glow is caused by chemiluminescence (a fancy word that simply means "light caused by chemical reactions"). —  mental_floss Blog
  • After washing, signals were visualized using an enhanced chemiluminescence detection system —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Membranes were blocked in phosphate buffered saline-0. 1\% Tween-20 (PBST) at 4°C overnight containing 5\% low fat milk, probed with the designated specific antibodies and horse radish peroxidase (HRP) - coupled secondary antibodies, and developed with the enhanced chemiluminescence detection kit (Amersham). —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Immunoreactive proteins were visualized using enhanced chemiluminescence detection system (Amersham Biosciences, Piscataway, NJ). —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
 

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/kɛmɪljumɪˈnɛsɛns/
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