cytofluorescence

noun

The fluorescence of cells (under microscopic examination)

OriginEnglish fluorescence ← Middle English sparston ← Old English spærstān →
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Meanings

nouncytofluorescence (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe fluorescence of cells (under microscopic examination)

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  6. Latinfluō
  7. Latinfluor
  8. Englishfluor
  9. Englishfluorite
  10. Middle Low Germanspar
  11. Old Englishspærstān
  12. Middle Englishsparston
  13. Englishsparstonebf.
  14. Englishspar
  15. Englishfluorspar
  16. Englishfluorescence
  17. Englishcytofluorescence

From cyto- + fluorescence.

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APA

cytofluorescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytofluorescence

MLA

“cytofluorescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytofluorescence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytofluorescence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytofluorescence.

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