microfluorescence

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?

Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)

Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.

English micro-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-?

Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰluHyéti?

Proto-Italic [Term?]

Latin fluō

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ōs

Proto-Italic *-ōs

Latin -or

Latin fluorbor.

English fluor

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.

Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)bor.

Latin -ītēslbor.

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Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)

Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor.

Latin -ītislbor.

French -iteder.

English -ite

English fluorite

Middle Low German sparder.

Old English spærstān

Middle English sparston

English sparstonebf.

English spar

blend

English fluorspar

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti

Proto-Italic *-ēskō

Latin -ēscō

Latin -escensder.

English -escence

English fluorescence

English microfluorescence

From micro- + fluorescence.

Noun

microfluorescence (uncountable)

1. fluorescence from very small areas of a sample; used especially to analyze surface contaminants

Related terms

• fluorescence microscopy