triboelectricity
noun
tri·bo·elec·tric·i·ty
ˌtrī-bō-i-ˌlek-ˈtri-sə-tē
ˌtri-,
-ˈtri-stē
: a charge of electricity generated by friction (as by rubbing glass with silk)
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