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fluorescent
Meaning
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- Of or relating to fluorescence.
- Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
- Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
- Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/
Etymology
From fluoresce + -ent.
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