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flurophore

flurophore is the misspelling of fluorophore.

Meaning of fluorophore

Noun

fluorophore (plural fluorophores)

  1. A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence.
    • The ideal fluorophore is a small, hydrophilic molecule with a long emission wavelength, large Stokes shift, high extinction coefficient, and high quantum efficiency.2006, Christian M. Apfel, Thilo Enderle, “Assays for High-Throughput Screening in Drug Discovery,”, in Combinatorial Chemistry: From Theory to Application, →ISBN, page 629

Questions about flurophore

What is flurophore the misspelling of?
Flurophore is the misspelling of fluorophore.

Words near flurophore in the dictionary

  1. flurithromycin
  2. flurochrome
  3. flurochromes
  4. flurogestone
  5. flurona
  6. flurophore
  7. fluroquinolone
  8. flurothyl
  9. flurouracil
  10. fluroxene
  11. fluroxypyr

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