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    [Noun]  | "ther*mo*lu*mi*nes*cence" | \ ˌthər-mō-ˌlü-mə-ˈne-sᵊn(t)s \


    1: phosphorescence developed in a previously excited substance upon gentle heating

    2: the determination of the age of old material (such as pottery) by the amount of thermoluminescence it produces —called also thermoluminescence dating


    Origin: 1897 ;

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     [ "thermoluminescent" ]

    1: Thermoluminescent means giving off ultrasonic power through heat to see how old something is.The higher the power the older it is.

      * e.g.,  ... I tested a pot with a thermoluminescent graph. 

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