Fluoresce Definition

flo͝o-rĕs, flô-, flō-
fluoresced, fluoresces, fluorescing
verb
To produce, show, or undergo fluorescence; be or become fluorescent.
Webster's New World

(intransitive, physics) To emit electromagnetic radiation, especially visible light, when absorbing radiation of some other wavelength.

Wiktionary

(intransitive, of colours) To be very bright, easy to see, dayglo.

Wiktionary

Origin of Fluoresce

  • Back-formation from fluorescence

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Back-formation from fluorescence.

    From Wiktionary

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