fluorescent
possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
strikingly bright, vivid, or glowing: plastic toys in fluorescent colors.
a lighting fixture that utilizes a fluorescent lamp.
Origin of fluorescent
1Other words from fluorescent
- non·fluo·res·cent, adjective
- un·fluo·res·cent, adjective
Words that may be confused with fluorescent
- fluorescent , fluoridation, fluoride
Words Nearby fluorescent
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How to use fluorescent in a sentence
The particles, which were highly fluorescent, were tracked with laser sensors so the researchers could see their movement.
COVID-19 continues to make flying a risky proposition | Kat Eschner | October 21, 2020 | Popular-ScienceAfter one hour of UV exposure, 60 percent of strongly fluorescent individuals survived more than 30 days, while all less-fluorescent specimens died within 20 days.
Glowing blue helps shield this tardigrade from harmful ultraviolet light | Jonathan Lambert | October 13, 2020 | Science NewsIt’s the first experimental evidence of fluorescent molecules protecting animals from radiation, researchers report October 14 in Biology Letters.
Glowing blue helps shield this tardigrade from harmful ultraviolet light | Jonathan Lambert | October 13, 2020 | Science NewsThis year, they also showed that electrolyte levels could be detected with fluorescent tattoo sensors.
Dynamic Tattoos Promise To Warn Wearers Of Health Threats | LGBTQ-Editor | September 27, 2020 | No Straight NewsThen, the team attached a fluorescent protein to the host’s flowering protein and saw it glow in Australian dodder tissues, confirming that the parasites were taking up the chemical cue.
This parasitic plant eavesdrops on its host to know when to flower | Jonathan Lambert | September 4, 2020 | Science News
I was buying a book from a vendor in a crowded, fluorescent-lit convention center.
And then there's a brief flash of a sultry brunette, topless, alongside a fluorescent crucifix.
Sasha Grey on Her Secret ‘True Detective’ Cameo, ‘Open Windows,’ and the Duke Porn Star Backlash | Marlow Stern | March 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of his favorite hacks is to put on the fluorescent vest of a maintenance worker.
Urban Explorers Face Sewage, Rats, Vertigo, Claustrophobia and Cops | Josh Dzieza | October 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA series of fluorescent lights flickered on, and there was the entire collection before us.
Prabal Gurung Spring Summer 2014: Electric Feel | Isabel Wilkinson | September 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe scene in the ghastly fluorescent-lit tunnel 16 years ago this week was one of such hell it will never cease to haunt us.
Tina Brown: No, Conspiracy Theorists, Princess Diana Was Not Murdered | Tina Brown | August 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe fluorescent filtrate was shaken with ether, by which the green substance was removed, leaving the solution purple.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeA purple and green fluorescent solution was formed, though much tar was left apparently unchanged.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeShe was wearing a torn wife-beater and her hair was in long, fluorescent pink dreads down to her waist.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowHis eyes returned to the screen, to the bobbing figure that the psycho-integrator traced on the fluorescent background.
The Dark Door | Alan Edward NourseIt is not exactly easy to get a regular coat of the fluorescent material, but it may be done with a little care.
On Laboratory Arts | Richard Threlfall
British Dictionary definitions for fluorescent
/ (ˌflʊəˈrɛsənt) /
exhibiting or having the property of fluorescence
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