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Word of the day: Day 37 Word: Thermoluminescence Word Class: noun Pronunciation: couldnât find a format that fit webnovel text Definition(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 â called also thermoluminescence dating Examples sentence(s): The approximate age of the fulgurite was determined using thermoluminescence (TL). Fluorite also exhibits the property of thermoluminescence. Person who coined: ? First known usage (date): 1897 (using definition 1) First known usage (which book, poem etc.): ? Etymology: thermo- +â luminescence l international scientific vocabulary Sources: (Remove the spaces for links) Merriam Webster (w ww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thermoluminescence ) Rhymezone (ww w.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?loc=ol_ue&typeofrhyme=wke&Word=thermoluminescence) Wiktionary (en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thermoluminescence)