fluorescent

[ floo-res-uhnt, flaw-, floh- ]
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adjective
  1. possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.

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

noun
  1. a lighting fixture that utilizes a fluorescent lamp.

Origin of fluorescent

1
First recorded in 1850–55; fluor- + -escent

Other words from fluorescent

  • non·fluo·res·cent, adjective
  • un·fluo·res·cent, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for fluorescent

fluorescent

/ (ˌflʊəˈrɛsənt) /


adjective
  1. exhibiting or having the property of fluorescence

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