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epipolism

epipolism noun: fluorescence.

Noun

epipolism (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) fluorescence
    • You then examined it for epipolism or fluorescence , and you pronounced the opinion that it possessed this property only in a minor degree1857, Chemical Gazette

Origin of epipolism

From Ancient Greek ἐπιπολή (epipolḗ, “surface”) (from τέλλω (téllō, “rise”)) + -ism.

Questions about epipolism

What does epipolism mean?
Epipolism means fluorescence.
What part of speech is epipolism?
Epipolism is a noun.

Words near epipolism in the dictionary

  1. epipods
  2. epipolar
  3. epipole
  4. epipoles
  5. epipolic
  6. epipolism
  7. epipolized
  8. epipolythiodioxopiperazine
  9. epipolythiodioxopiperazines
  10. epipophyseal
  11. epipophyses

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