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fluorophore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
flu-o-rophore
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From fluoro- + -phore.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

fluorophores (plural) fluorophor (alternative)

Derived Forms

fluorophoric interfluorophore multifluorophore

Frequently Paired Words

chromophore FISH fluorochrome

Questions

What does fluorophore mean?
A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence.
Where does fluorophore come from?
From fluoro- + -phore.

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