hypofluorescence

noun

A reduced level of fluorescence

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

nounhypofluorescence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA reduced level of fluorescence

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  8. Latinfluō
  9. Latinfluor
  10. Englishfluor
  11. Englishfluorite
  12. Middle Low Germanspar
  13. Old Englishspærstān
  14. Middle Englishsparston
  15. Englishsparstonebf.
  16. Englishspar
  17. Englishfluorspar
  18. Englishfluorescence
  19. Englishhypofluorescence

From hypo- + fluorescence.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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