fluoresce

[floo-res, flaw-, floh-]

verb (used without object)

fluoresced, fluorescing 

1. to exhibit fluorescence.

fluoresce

/ ˌflʊəˈrɛs /

verb

1. (intr) to exhibit fluorescence

Other Word Forms

• fluorescer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluoresce¹

First recorded in 1870–75; back formation from fluorescence

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluoresce¹

C19: back formation from _fluorescence

Example Sentences

GCaMP is a protein that fluoresces when it binds calcium, which is released into cells when they are active.

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As with other live brain imaging systems that rely on "two-photon microscopy," this scanning light "excites" photon emission from brain cells that have been engineered to fluoresce when stimulated.

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A final burst of laser pulses nudges each ion to either fluoresce or not—a flash of binary code that detectors read out as the computation’s solution.

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X-rays bouncing off cooler gas in the disk causes iron there to fluoresce, producing a specific X-ray peak.

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When they shine a black light on the coral, organic compounds in the coral cause it to fluoresce.

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