Word: immunofluorescence
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: im
mu
no
fluo
res
cence
Definition: a technique that uses a fluorochrome to indicate a specific antigen-antibody reaction
Morphemes:
Affix: immuno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the immune systems and processes in a living organism.
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 linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sparre
Language: enm
Decoded: sparre
Meaning: spar, rafter, beam
Affix: -escence
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a specified process or state