English word fluoroprobe comes from English probe, English fluoro- (Fluorescent. Fluorine.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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probe | English (eng) | (aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling. [from 20th c.]. (astronautics) A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings. [from 20th c.]. (biochemistry) Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule [...] |
fluoro- | English (eng) | Fluorescent. Fluorine. |
fluoroprobe | English (eng) | Any of various probes used to measure fluorescence. |