bifluorescence

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noun

Simultaneous fluorescence at two wavelengths.

OriginEnglish fluorescence ← Middle English sparston ← Old English spærstān →
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Meanings

nounbifluorescence (plural bifluorescences)

plural bifluorescences

  1. Simultaneous fluorescence at two wavelengths.
  2. misspellingMisspelling of biofluorescence.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  9. Latinfluō
  10. Latinfluor
  11. Englishfluor
  12. Englishfluorite
  13. Middle Low Germanspar
  14. Old Englishspærstān
  15. Middle Englishsparston
  16. Englishsparstonebf.
  17. Englishspar
  18. Englishfluorspar
  19. Englishfluorescence
  20. Englishbifluorescence

From bi- + fluorescence.

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APA

bifluorescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bifluorescence

MLA

“bifluorescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bifluorescence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bifluorescence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bifluorescence.

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