immunofluorescence

noun

A technique that uses a fluorochrome to indicate a specific antigen-antibody reaction.

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

nounimmunofluorescence (countable and uncountable, plural immunofluorescences)

plural immunofluorescences

  1. countableuncountableA technique that uses a fluorochrome to indicate a specific antigen-antibody reaction.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  17. Latinfluō
  18. Latinfluor
  19. Englishfluor
  20. Englishfluorite
  21. Middle Low Germanspar
  22. Old Englishspærstān
  23. Middle Englishsparston
  24. Englishsparstonebf.
  25. Englishspar
  26. Englishfluorspar
  27. Englishfluorescence
  28. Englishimmunofluorescence

From immuno- + fluorescence.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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