Etymology

microimmunofluorescent

Today it means: Exhibiting microimmunofluorescence. Full definition →

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

From micro- + immunofluorescent.

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