crystalloluminescence

noun

crys·​tal·​lo·​luminescence

¦kristə(ˌ)lō+

: the emission of light by certain substances while crystallizing (as by common salt while precipitating from a hot solution of alcohol)

crystalloluminescent

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

crystall- + luminescence

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