"autofluorescence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: autofluorescences [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + fluorescence. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|fluorescence}} auto- + fluorescence Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} autofluorescence (usually uncountable, plural autofluorescences)
  1. (biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology, Microscopy
    Sense id: en-autofluorescence-en-noun-wqg5-Qf9 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with auto- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 51 49 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology, Microscopy
    Sense id: en-autofluorescence-en-noun-9CyiB7w1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autofluorescent, autofluorescently, hyperautofluorescence, hypoautofluorescence Related terms: autofluoresce

Inflected forms

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