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əns, floʊ-, flə- noun
the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom.
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| —n | |
| the process, state, or period of flowering | |
| [C18: from New Latin flōrēscentia, from Latin flōrēscere to come into flower] | |
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Florescent
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
florescence
1793, from L. florescentem (nom. florescens) "blooming," prp. of florescere "to begin to bloom," inceptive of florere "to blossom" (see flourish).
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Example sentences
Try writing with florescent lighting turned off and only sunlight.
Most people today read by florescent light, which is similarly bad for the eyes.
Also these compact florescent light bulbs do not give off the light they claim, nor do the last as long.
Today's systems use florescent tags attached to molecules.
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