Etymology

luminophore

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Today it means: That part of a molecule that is responsible for a given emission band when it undergoes luminescence. Full definition →

Latin lumen
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  1. Latin · derived fromlumen
  2. English todayluminophore

From lumin-, stem of Latin lumen + -phore.

Words from the same roots

Latinlumen all →

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