Meanings
nounthermofluorescence (uncountable)
- uncountablethermal fluorescence
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
- Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
- Englishthermo-
- 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
- Englishthermofluorescence
From thermo- + fluorescence.
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thermofluorescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermofluorescence
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“thermofluorescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermofluorescence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermofluorescence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermofluorescence.
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