glowstick
or glow stick
[ gloh-stik ]
noun
a plastic tube with dye and chemicals that mix when the tube is bent or snapped, creating a glowing luminescence.
Origin of glowstick
1First 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
a plastic tube containing a luminescent material, waved or held aloft esp at gigs, raves, etc
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