pseudofluorescence

noun

Apparent fluorescence due to internal reflection of light

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

nounpseudofluorescence (countable and uncountable, plural pseudofluorescences)

plural pseudofluorescences

  1. countableuncountableApparent fluorescence due to internal reflection of light

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  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. Englishpseudofluorescence

From pseudo- + fluorescence.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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