Meanings
adverbbiofluorescently (not comparable)
- not comparableIn a biofluorescent manner.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- 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
- Englishbiofluorescent
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishbiofluorescently
From biofluorescent + -ly.
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APA
biofluorescently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biofluorescently
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“biofluorescently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biofluorescently. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biofluorescently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biofluorescently.
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