Meanings
verbautofluoresce (third-person singular simple present autofluoresces, present participle autofluorescing, simple past and past participle autofluoresced)
present singular third person autofluoresces · participle present autofluorescing · participle past autofluoresced · past autofluoresced
- To produce autofluorescence
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
- Latinfluō
- Latinfluor
- Englishfluor
- Englishfluorite
- Middle Low Germanspar
- Old Englishspærstān
- Middle Englishsparston
- Englishsparstonebf.
- Englishspar
- Englishfluorspar
- Englishfluorescencebf.
- Englishfluoresce
- Englishautofluoresce
From auto- + fluoresce.
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APA
autofluoresce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autofluoresce
MLA
“autofluoresce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autofluoresce. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autofluoresce,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autofluoresce.
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