Fluoresce
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intransitive verb.
To undergo, produce, or show fluorescence.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To exhibit the phenomena of fluorescence; be or become fluorescent.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To emit
electromagnetic radiation
, especially
visible
light, when
absorbing
radiation of some other
wavelength
.
verb.
to be very
bright
, easy to see,
dayglo
.
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verb.
exhibit or undergo fluorescence
Word Usage
"I just do my research to understand why jellyfish luminesce, and why that protein fluoresce?"
Etymologically Related
fluorescence
fluorescent
fluorescently
fluorescer
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
glow
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
scintillate
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Bess
Es
Etess
Fs
Hess
verb-form
fluoresced
fluoresces
fluorescing