Etymology

magnetofluorescence

Today it means: fluorescence when in a magnetic field Full definition →

English fluorescence ← Middle English sparston ← Old English spærstān
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  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  3. Old Frenchmagnete
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  5. Latinmagnēs
  6. Middle Englishmagnete
  7. Englishmagnet
  8. Englishmagnet-
  9. Englishmagneto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  13. Latinfluō
  14. Latinfluor
  15. Englishfluor
  16. Englishfluorite
  17. Middle Low Germanspar
  18. Old Englishspærstān
  19. Middle Englishsparston
  20. Englishsparstonebf.
  21. Englishspar
  22. Englishfluorspar
  23. Englishfluorescence
  24. English todaymagnetofluorescence

From magneto- + fluorescence.

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