Meanings
nounchemifluorescence (uncountable)
- uncountablefluorescence that results from a chemical reaction
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Medieval Latinalchēmia
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
- New Latinchēmīa
- Englishchemo-
- Englishchemi-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
- Latinfluō
- Latinfluor
- Englishfluor
- Englishfluorite
- Middle Low Germanspar
- Old Englishspærstān
- Middle Englishsparston
- Englishsparstonebf.
- Englishspar
- Englishfluorspar
- Englishfluorescence
- Englishchemifluorescence
From chemi- + fluorescence.
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APA
chemifluorescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemifluorescence
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“chemifluorescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemifluorescence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemifluorescence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemifluorescence.
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