glowstick

or glow stick

[ gloh-stik ]

/ ˈgloʊˌstɪk /

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noun

a plastic tube with dye and chemicals that mix when the tube is bent or snapped, creating a glowing luminescence.

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Origin of glowstick

First recorded in 1945–50 in a different sense

Words nearby glowstick

glower, glowfly, glowing, glow lamp, glow plug, glowstick, glowworm, gloxinia, gloze, Glu, Glubb

British Dictionary definitions for glowstick

glowstick

/ (ˈɡləʊˌstɪk) /

noun

a plastic tube containing a luminescent material, waved or held aloft esp at gigs, raves, etc

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