fluorophoren.
/ˈflʊərəfɔː/, /ˈflɔːrəfɔː/, U.S. /ˈflʊrəˌfɔr/, /ˈflɔrəˌfɔr/ Chemistry.
1. Any group of atoms whose presence in a molecule causes the molecule to be fluorescent.
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1898 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 74 ii. 105 In order..that the fluorescence may be developed, it is further necessary that the fluorphore be situated between two heavy atomic groups, usually benzene nuclei.
1939 J. A. Radley & J. Grant Fluorescence Anal. U.V. Light (ed. 3) ii. xiv. 290 Some fluorescent compounds of simple composition but containing no ‘fluorophors’ are known.
2006 J. R. Lakowicz Princ. Fluorescence Spectroscopy (ed. 3) i. 15/1 In proteins, the dominant fluorophore is the indole group of tryptophan.
2. Any fluorescent compound. Cf. phosphor n. 2b.
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1928 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 14 778 In contrast with most fluorescent preparations the lithium fluoride and sodium fluoride fluorophors are very simply made and in addition are exceptionally stable.
1962 S. Udenfriend Fluorescence Assay ii. 33 Nonfluorescent steroids are converted to fluorophores by dehydration in concentrated sulfuric acids.
2003 L. Moss What Genes can't Do iii. 88 By momentarily increasing the intensity of the laser by 103 to 105-fold the fluorophores in the region can be photochemically bleached.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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