autofluorescence
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌɔːtəˈflʊəˌrɛsəns/
- Specialized
- The presence of autofluorescence in the tissue samples indicated the need for further investigation of the underlying biology.
Examples
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There are a number of potential artifact sources in widefield calcium imaging, including movement, bleaching, and autofluorescence.
Academic text (2016) -
The researchers noted that the autofluorescence of the samples made it difficult to interpret the results.
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The F0 value was additionally corrected for background autofluorescence measured in a nearby non-transfected region.
Academic text (2016) -
In the study, they measured the autofluorescence of the cells when exposed to specific wavelengths of light.
Synonyms
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6.7
Light appears when something takes in other light, like minerals or jellyfish
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7.0
Light that a material gives off without heat
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8.4
Light a material gives out after it takes in light
Surface Forms
Morphology
autofluorescence = fluorescence (transparent) = auto + fluorescence
The meaning is directly compositional: 'auto-' expresses 'self' or 'by itself', and 'fluorescence' names the emission of light.
Etymology
Autofluorescence breaks into auto- meaning 'self', like in automatic, and fluorescence meaning 'a glow or light given off when light hits something', like a fluorescent lamp. So autofluorescence is the 'self-glow' of cells or tissues that give off light by themselves when you shine light on them, without adding any dyes.