"Allison effect" meaning in All languages combined

See Allison effect on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Allison effect [canonical]
Etymology: After physicist Fred Allison. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Allison effect
  1. (historical) A form of magneto-optic spectroscopy used to detect supposed new chemical elements, later found to be spurious. Wikipedia link: Fred Allison Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Allison_effect-en-name-OXFOwZ0e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pseudoscience
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