fluorescent
adjective
fluo·res·cent
flu̇-ˈre-sᵊnt 
flȯ-
1
: having or relating to fluorescence
2
: bright and glowing as a result of fluorescence
fluorescent inks
broadly
: very bright in color
fluorescent
noun
fluorescently
adverb
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To make the fluorescent succulents, the team injected the plants with phosphor particles that can absorb energy from light at one wavelength, store some of it, and then re-emit it at another wavelength, similar to how glow-in-the-dark paint works.
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Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Visitors can also tour Hull Mine where walls of fluorescent minerals blaze with vivid colors under UV lighting.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In a laboratory aquarium in northern Russia, a fluorescent green sea creature with 14 tentacles moved about.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The lights inside will be LED, cooler and longer lasting than fluorescent lights.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Visitors can also tour Hull Mine where walls of fluorescent minerals blaze with vivid colors under UV lighting.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In a laboratory aquarium in northern Russia, a fluorescent green sea creature with 14 tentacles moved about.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The lights inside will be LED, cooler and longer lasting than fluorescent lights.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fluorescent
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“Fluorescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluorescent. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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