fluorescence
noun
- the property of a substance, such as fluorite, of producing light while it is being acted upon by ultraviolet rays, X-rays, or other forms of radiant energy
- the production of such light
- light so produced
See fluorescence in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(flo͝o-rĕsˈəns, flô-, flō-)
noun- The emission of electromagnetic radiation, especially of visible light, stimulated in a substance by the absorption of incident radiation and persisting only as long as the stimulating radiation is continued.
- The property of emitting such radiation.
- The radiation so emitted.
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