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plural fluorophores
(biochemistry) A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence. quotations examples
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, page 629