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'''Lyoluminescence''' refers to the emission of [[light (nonfiction)]] while dissolving a solid into a liquid [[solvent (nonfiction)]]. It is a form of chemoluminescence.
'''Lyoluminescence''' refers to the emission of [[light (nonfiction)]] while [[solvent (nonfiction)|dissolving a solid into a liquid]].


The most common lyoluminescent effect is seen when solid samples which have been heavily irradiated by ionizing radiation are dissolved in water.
The most common lyoluminescent effect is seen when solid samples which have been heavily irradiated by ionizing radiation are dissolved in water.

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Lyoluminescence refers to the emission of light (nonfiction) while dissolving a solid into a liquid.

The most common lyoluminescent effect is seen when solid samples which have been heavily irradiated by ionizing radiation are dissolved in water.

Many gamma-irradiated substances are known to lyoluminesce; these include spices, powdered milk, soups, cotton and paper.

While the broad variety of materials which exhibit lyoluminescence confounds explanation by a single common mechanism, there is a common feature to the phenomenon: the production of free radicals in solution.

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