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蛍光顕微鏡 (keikoukenbikyou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蛍けい光こう顕けん微び鏡きょう

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Meanings

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fluorescence microscope

A microscope that uses fluorescence to generate an image, commonly used in biology and materials science.

蛍けい光こう顕けん微び鏡きょうで細さい胞ぼう内ないのタンパク質しつの分ぶん布ぷを観かん察さつし

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We observed the distribution of proteins inside the cell using a fluorescence microscope.

Kanji

蛍lightning-bug, firefly
光ray, light
顕appear, existing
微delicate, minuteness, insignificance
鏡mirror, speculum, barrel-head

Related words

電でん子し顕けん微び鏡きょう
An electron microscope uses a beam of electrons instead of light, providing much higher resolution but different sample preparation and imaging capabilities compared to a fluorescence microscope.

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蛍けい光こう+顕けん微び鏡きょう

Etymology

Compound of 蛍光 (fluorescence) and 顕微鏡 (microscope).