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Word entry · 12 letters

fluorescence

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"Glow under radiation"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /flʊˈɹɛsəns/Part of speech nounSorted cceeeflnorsuStarts with FEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1F2L3U4O5R6E7S8C9E10N11C12E

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Definitions

  1. Light emitted after absorbing radiation.

Word origin

Coined by British physicist George Stokes in 1852 from fluorspar + -escence. Morphologically fluoresce + -ence.

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