Meanings
adjectiveautofluorescent (comparative more autofluorescent, superlative most autofluorescent)
comparative more autofluorescent · superlative most autofluorescent
- Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting autofluorescence.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveemitting light via self-induced fluorescence
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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
- Englishfluorescent
- Englishautofluorescent
From auto- + fluorescent.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with autofluorescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
autofluorescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autofluorescent
MLA
“autofluorescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autofluorescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autofluorescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autofluorescent.
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