Etymology

cytofluorescence

Today it means: The fluorescence of cells (under microscopic examination) Full definition →

English fluorescence ← Middle English sparston ← Old English spærstān
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  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  6. Latinfluō
  7. Latinfluor
  8. Englishfluor
  9. Englishfluorite
  10. Middle Low Germanspar
  11. Old Englishspærstān
  12. Middle Englishsparston
  13. Englishsparstonebf.
  14. Englishspar
  15. Englishfluorspar
  16. Englishfluorescence
  17. English todaycytofluorescence

From cyto- + fluorescence.

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