Word: epifluorescences
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
pi
fluo
re
scen
ces
Definition: Plural of epifluorescence; an optical microscope that uses fluorescence instead of, or in addition to, scattering, reflection, and attenuation or absorption, to study the properties of organic or inorganic substances
Morphemes:
Affix: epi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Denotes an epimeric form
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐπί
Language: grc
Decoded: epi
Meaning: on top of
Affix: fluorite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A widely occurring mineral (calcium fluoride), of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.
Affix: spar
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any crystal with readily discernible faces.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sparston
Language: enm
Decoded: sparston
Meaning: gypsum, chalk
Affix: -escence
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a specified process or state
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.