histofluorescence

noun

fluorescence by a cell or tissue when radiated, used to track the uptake of fluorescently-tagged compounds

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

nounhistofluorescence (countable and uncountable, plural histofluorescences)

plural histofluorescences

  1. countableuncountablefluorescence by a cell or tissue when radiated, used to track the uptake of fluorescently-tagged compounds

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekῐ̔στός (hĭstós)
  3. Englishhisto-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  7. Latinfluō
  8. Latinfluor
  9. Englishfluor
  10. Englishfluorite
  11. Middle Low Germanspar
  12. Old Englishspærstān
  13. Middle Englishsparston
  14. Englishsparstonebf.
  15. Englishspar
  16. Englishfluorspar
  17. Englishfluorescence
  18. Englishhistofluorescence

From histo- + fluorescence.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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