galvanoluminescence

noun

gal·​vano·​luminescence

¦galvə(ˌ)nō,

gal¦va- +

: luminescence arising at the anode in an electrolytic cell (as with aluminum electrodes in sodium bicarbonate solution)

Word History

Etymology

galvano- + luminescence

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