Word: immunofluorescences
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: i
mmu
no
fluo
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scen
ces
Definition: Plural of immunofluorescence; a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue
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 of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent appearance, which are easily cleft.
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 the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.