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fluorophore

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Fluorophore (noun) means a molecule or part of a molecule that can give off fluorescent light.

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A molecule or part of a molecule that can give off fluorescent light.

"The ideal fluorophore is a small, hydrophilic molecule with a long emission wavelength, large Stokes shift, high extinction coefficient, and high quantum efficiency." — Christian M. Apfel, Assays for High-Throughput Screening in Drug Discovery, (2006)

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