Etymology

immunofluorescent

Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or using immunofluorescence. Full definition →

English fluorescent ← Middle English sparston ← Old English spærstān
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  17. Latinfluō
  18. Latinfluor
  19. Englishfluor
  20. Englishfluorite
  21. Middle Low Germanspar
  22. Old Englishspærstān
  23. Middle Englishsparston
  24. Englishsparstonebf.
  25. Englishspar
  26. Englishfluorspar
  27. Englishfluorescencebf.
  28. Englishfluoresce
  29. Englishfluorescent
  30. English todayimmunofluorescent

From immuno- + fluorescent.

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