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radiophotoluminescence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ra-dio-pho-to-lu-mi-nes-cence
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
8
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the luminescence observed when some minerals or glasses, having been exposed to ionizing radiation, are subsequently exposed to ultraviolet light; exploited in some dosimeters

Etymology

From radio- + photoluminescence.

Inflected Forms

radiophotoluminescences (plural)

Questions

What does radiophotoluminescence mean?
the luminescence observed when some minerals or glasses, having been exposed to ionizing radiation, are subsequently exposed to ultraviolet light; exploited in some dosimeters
Where does radiophotoluminescence come from?
From radio- + photoluminescence.

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