Definition
A type of chemical compound with a double bond conjugated with a carbonyl group, named after its bright fluorescence.
Etymology
Modern scientific terminology combining the root fulg- from Latin fulgēre 'to shine' (referring to fluorescence) with the chemical suffix -ide. This neologism was created by chemists in the 20th century to name compounds based on their luminescent properties.
Kelly Says
Fulgide is a perfect example of how modern chemistry reinvents ancient words—chemists named these light-producing compounds after the Latin word for 'shine' because they glow brilliantly under ultraviolet light. It's Latin meeting 21st-century nanotechnology!
Translations
ARالعربية
فولجيد
fool-jee-deh
BNবাংলা
ফুলগিড
fool-gee-d
CACatalà
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
CSČeština
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
DADansk
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
DEDeutsch
Fulgide
fool-gee-deh
ELΕλληνικά
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
ESEspañol
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
FAفارسی
فولگید
fool-gee-d
FISuomi
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
FRFrançais
fulgide
fool-zhee-deh
HAHA
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
HEעברית
פולגיד
fool-gee-d
HIहिन्दी
फुलगिड
fool-gee-d
HUMagyar
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
IDBahasa Indonesia
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
IGIG
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
ITItaliano
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
MSBahasa Melayu
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
MYမြန်မာ
ဖူလ်ဂိဒ
fool-gee-d
NLNederlands
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
NONorsk
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
PLPolski
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
PTPortuguês
fulgide
fool-zhee-deh
RORomână
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
RUРусский
Fulgide
fool-gee-deh
SVSvenska
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
SWKiswahili
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
TAதமிழ்
ஃபுல்ஜைடு
fool-jai-du
TEతెలుగు
ఫుల్గిడ
fool-gi-da
TLTL
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
TRTürkçe
fulgide
fool-jee-deh
UKУкраїнська
Fulgide
fool-gee-deh
URاردو
فولجید
fool-jee-deh
VITiếng Việt
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
YOYO
fulgide
fool-gee-deh
ZUZU
fulgide
fool-gee-deh