Meanings
nounfluorescamine (usually uncountable, plural fluorescamines)
plural fluorescamines
- uncountableusuallyA spiro compound that reacts with primary amines to form highly fluorescent products.
Origin
- 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
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishfluorescamine
Blend of fluoresce + amine.
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APA
fluorescamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorescamine
MLA
“fluorescamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorescamine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluorescamine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorescamine.
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