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fluorescent

[floo-res-uhnt, flaw-, floh-]

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adjective

possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.

strikingly bright, vivid, or glowing: plastic toys in fluorescent colors.

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noun

a lighting fixture that utilizes a fluorescent lamp.

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Origin:
1850–55; fluor- + -escent

Related forms

non·fluo·res·cent, adjective

un·fluo·res·cent, adjective

Can be confused: fluorescent, fluoridation, fluoride.

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Ultraviolet light turns the membranes of magnified lipids fluorescent green.

Above, a marine fireworm sparkles with fluorescent mucus.

They do not need fluorescent labels and will probably not require amplification, either.

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fluorescent (ˌflʊəˈrɛs^ənt)

—*adj*
	exhibiting or having the property of fluorescence

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fluorescent

1853, from fluor- + -escent (see fluorescence). The fluorescent electric lamp patent was applied for in 1896 by Thomas A. Edison, but such lights were rare before 1938.

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