fluorescer

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noun

A fluorescent substance used for whitening.

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

nounfluorescer (plural fluorescers)

plural fluorescers

  1. A fluorescent substance used for whitening.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluor
  7. Englishfluorite
  8. Middle Low Germanspar
  9. Old Englishspærstān
  10. Middle Englishsparston
  11. Englishsparstonebf.
  12. Englishspar
  13. Englishfluorspar
  14. Englishfluorescencebf.
  15. Englishfluoresce
  16. Englishfluorescer

From fluoresce + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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