Home › Words › N › neurotracerneurotracerneurotracer means A fluorescent tracer that adheres to neurons.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, neurotracer ranks #13,966 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom neuro- + tracer.nounA fluorescent tracer that adheres to neuronse.g.“A piece of Gelfoam (Pharmacia and Upjohn, Kalamazoo, MI) soaked in a 5% solution of the neurotracer dye fluorogold (Fluorochrome, Denver, CO) was directly applied to each superior colliculus.” — 2015 November 7, “Differential Effects of C1qa Ablation on Glaucomatous Damage in Two Sexes in DBA/2NNia Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fluoromarker 63% match — A fluorescent marker vs neurotracer →neurorescue 60% match — The repair of damaged neurons vs neurotracer →carboxyfluorescein 60% match — A fluorescent dye that is used as a biological tracer vs neurotracer →neuromarker 59% match — A neurological marker vs neurotracer →fluosphere 56% match — A fluorescent microsphere vs neurotracer →fludeoxyglucose 56% match — fluorodeoxyglucose vs neurotracer →ioflupane 56% match — A phenyltropane compound used in neuroimaging. vs neurotracer →nanoluciferase 56% match — A small bioluminescent luciferase used as a biochemical tracer vs neurotracer →