Meanings
nounnonfluorescence (uncountable)
- uncountableThe absence of an (expected) fluorescence
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- 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
- Englishnonfluorescence
From non- + fluorescence.
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APA
nonfluorescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfluorescence
MLA
“nonfluorescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfluorescence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonfluorescence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfluorescence.
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