Meanings
adjectiveunfluorescent (not comparable)
- not comparableNot fluorescent.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- 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
- Englishfluorescencebf.
- Englishfluoresce
- Englishfluorescent
- Englishunfluorescent
From un- + fluorescent.
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APA
unfluorescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfluorescent
MLA
“unfluorescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfluorescent. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfluorescent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfluorescent.
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