fluorescent
Use Fluorescent in a sentence
ənt, flɔ-, floʊ- 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.
Related forms
non·fluo·res·cent, adjective
un·fluo·res·cent, adjective
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| —adj | |
| exhibiting or having the property of fluorescence | |
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Fluorescent
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
These elegant tangles of fluorescent actin bundles won the popular vote for the best microscopic photo of the year.
It replaced confusing radioactive labels with laser-activated fluorescent dyes, making sequencing faster and much more precise.
The researchers injected two different fluorescent dyes into a cylindrical mixer filled with glycerine.
In this case, to prove the point, the gene they introduced was for green fluorescent protein-a molecule derived from jellyfish.
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