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noun
Self-induced fluorescence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: microscopy
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: microscopy
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
self-induced fluorescence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fluorescence
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h2ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- Proto-Indo-European *bhel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluorbor. English fluor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fluorite Middle Low German sparder. Old English spærstān Middle English sparston English sparstonebf. English spar blend English fluorspar Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English fluorescence English autofluorescence From auto- + fluorescence.
