Meanings
adjectiveautofluorescing (not comparable)
- not comparableExhibiting autofluorescence
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Englishfluorescing
- Englishautofluorescing
From auto- + fluorescing.
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APA
autofluorescing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autofluorescing
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“autofluorescing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autofluorescing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autofluorescing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autofluorescing.
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