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Allison effect

Allison effect proper noun: a form of magneto-optic spectroscopy used to detect supposed new chemical elements, later found to be spurious.

Proper noun

the Allison effect

  1. (historical) A form of magneto-optic spectroscopy used to detect supposed new chemical elements, later found to be spurious.

Origin of Allison effect

After physicist Fred Allison.

Questions about Allison effect

What does Allison effect mean?
Allison effect means a form of magneto-optic spectroscopy used to detect supposed new chemical elements, later found to be spurious.
What part of speech is Allison effect?
Allison effect is a proper noun.

Words near Allison effect in the dictionary

  1. alliside
  2. allision
  3. allisions
  4. allism
  5. Allison
  6. Allison effect
  7. Allisons
  8. Allisson
  9. Allissons
  10. allist
  11. Allistair

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