stereofluorescence

noun

fluorescent illumination in stereomicroscopy

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

nounstereofluorescence (uncountable)
  1. uncountablefluorescent illumination in stereomicroscopy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  3. Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
  4. Englishstereo-
  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. Englishstereofluorescence

From stereo- + fluorescence.

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APA

stereofluorescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereofluorescence

MLA

“stereofluorescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereofluorescence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stereofluorescence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereofluorescence.

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