Etymology of the English word fluorescence
the English word
fluorescencederived from the English word
fluorderived from the Latin word
fluorderived from the English word
fluorsparusing the English prefix
fluor-derived from the English word
sparderived from the Low German word
sparderived from the Latin word
fluorDate
The earliest known usage of fluorescence in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
electrofluor,
immunofluorescence,
fluoresce,
fluorescentDerivations in other languages
French
fluorescenceUsage
Word found in Modern English