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fluorescent - 3 dictionary results

fluo⋅res⋅cent

[floo-res-uhnt, flaw-, floh-]
–adjective
1. possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
2. strikingly bright, vivid, or glowing: plastic toys in fluorescent colors.
–noun
3. a lighting fixture that utilizes a fluorescent lamp.

Origin:
1850–55; fluor- + -escent
fluo·res·cent   (flŏŏ-rěs'ənt, flô-, flō-)   
adj.  
    1. Of or relating to fluorescence.
    2. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence: fluorescent plankton; fluorescent light.
  1. Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid: bright fluorescent colors.
n.  A fluorescent lamp.

Fluorescent

Flu`o*res"cent\, a. Having the property of fluorescence.
Language Translation for : fluorescent
Spanish: fluorescente,
German: fluoreszierned,
Japanese: 蛍光性の
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