fluoresce - use in sentences

Object

  • color: When most counterfeit bank notes are placed in the Detector they will fluoresce a vivid blue color.
  • light: The beacons then fluoresce near-infrared light in response to light beaming from a small device outside the body.

Adjective complement

  • red: However, if I am not mistaken, the bacterium glows or fluoresces red, when exposed to ultraviolet light.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: If a molecule which absorbs UV radiation does not fluoresce it means that it must have lost its energy some other way.
  • naturally: Some proteins fluoresce naturally, because the fluorescent molecule is actually a part of the protein.
  • then: The beacons then fluoresce near-infrared light in response to light beaming from a small device outside the body.

Preposition: under

  • light: They are available in various sizes and colors; some glow in the dark when warm and some fluoresce under ultra violet light.

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