Etymology

nanofluorescent

N1A1N1O1F4L1U1O1R1E1S1C3E1N1T1

Today it means: Relating to or composed of a fluorescent nanomaterial. Full definition →

English fluorescent ← Middle English sparston ← Old English spærstān
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  7. Latinfluō
  8. Latinfluor
  9. Englishfluor
  10. Englishfluorite
  11. Middle Low Germanspar
  12. Old Englishspærstān
  13. Middle Englishsparston
  14. Englishsparstonebf.
  15. Englishspar
  16. Englishfluorspar
  17. Englishfluorescencebf.
  18. Englishfluoresce
  19. Englishfluorescent
  20. English todaynanofluorescent

From nano- + fluorescent.

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