Meanings
nounspectrofluorescence (uncountable)
- uncountablefluorescence spectroscopy
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Italic*spekjō
- Latinspeciō
- Latinspectrum
- Englishspectrum
- Englishspectro-
- 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
- Englishspectrofluorescence
From spectro- + fluorescence.
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APA
spectrofluorescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectrofluorescence
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“spectrofluorescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectrofluorescence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spectrofluorescence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectrofluorescence.
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