autofluorescent

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   emitting light via self-induced fluorescence

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Questions about autofluorescent

What does autofluorescent mean?

autofluorescent means "emitting light via self-induced fluorescence".

How many syllables are in autofluorescent?

autofluorescent has 6 syllables: a-u-to-fluo-re-scent. The stress falls on "fluo".

Is autofluorescent a common word?

autofluorescent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.