Fluoresce definition
To undergo, produce, or show fluorescence.
verb
To produce, show, or undergo fluorescence; be or become fluorescent.
verb
(intransitive, physics) To emit electromagnetic radiation, especially visible light, when absorbing radiation of some other wavelength.
verb
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Origin of fluoresce
- Back-formation from fluorescence
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Back-formation from fluorescence.
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