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fluoresce
[ floo-res, flaw-, floh- ]
fluoresce
/ ˌflʊəˈrɛs /
verb
- intr to exhibit fluorescence
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- fluo·rescer noun
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Origin of fluoresce1
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Origin of fluoresce1
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Example Sentences
By seeing which neurons fluoresced, neuroscientists could identify which ones were involved in learning.
One clue came from looking at this Hydrilla under microscope lighting that can make certain substances fluoresce.
For the weak-selection condition, the researchers propagated all green fluorescing organisms, including the weakest.
Molecules fluoresce when they absorb higher energy light and release lower energy light.
If there are multiple ways they fluoresce, that would hint that the ability to glow evolved independently in different species.
Certain crystals, like barium platinum cyanide, fluoresce when struck by the "X" rays.
Various stains on the paper fluoresce yellow, which also indicates a considerable history for the document.
Liquids which fluoresce only do so while the exciting light is falling on them, ceasing immediately the exciting light is cut off.
Some substances also, which fluoresce at ordinary temperatures, will phosphoresce at low temperatures.
Diamonds, rubies and many minerals fluoresce brilliantly in the path of cathode rays.
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