multifluorescence

noun

multiple fluorescence (at different wavelengths)

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

nounmultifluorescence (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemultiple fluorescence (at different wavelengths)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  11. Latinfluō
  12. Latinfluor
  13. Englishfluor
  14. Englishfluorite
  15. Middle Low Germanspar
  16. Old Englishspærstān
  17. Middle Englishsparston
  18. Englishsparstonebf.
  19. Englishspar
  20. Englishfluorspar
  21. Englishfluorescence
  22. Englishmultifluorescence

From multi- + fluorescence.

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APA

multifluorescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifluorescence

MLA

“multifluorescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifluorescence. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multifluorescence,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifluorescence.

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