glowstick

or glow stick

[ gloh-stik ]

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

Origin of glowstick

1
First recorded in 1945–50, for an earlier sense; 1980–85, for the current sense

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British Dictionary definitions for glowstick

glowstick

/ (ˈɡləʊˌstɪk) /


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

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