electrochemiluminescence

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Etymology

Etymology tree

French électro-bor.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Latin electro-bor.

English electro-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *-mə

Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)

Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor.

Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor.

Medieval Latin alchēmia

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Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.

New Latin chēmīader.

English chemo-

English chemi-

Proto-Indo-European *lewk-

Proto-Indo-European *-s-

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥

Proto-Italic *louksmən

Latin lumen

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti

Proto-Italic *-ēskō

Latin -ēscō

Latin -escensder.

English -escence

English luminescence

English chemiluminescence

English electrochemiluminescence

From electro- + chemiluminescence.

Noun

electrochemiluminescence (plural electrochemiluminescences)

1. (chemistry, physics) The emission of light as a result of an electrochemical reaction

Derived terms

• immunoelectrochemiluminescence

Related terms

• electrochemiluminescent
• electrochemiluminometric

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: elektrokemiluminesenssi
• Galician: electroquimioluminescencia f
• German: Elektrochemilumineszenz f
• Portuguese: eletroquimioluminescência f
• Romanian: electrochemiluminiscență f
• Russian: электрохемилюминесце́нция f (elektroxemiljuminescéncija)
• Spanish: electroquimioluminiscencia f