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
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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.

    From Wiktionary

Fluoresce Sentence Examples

  • If a molecule which absorbs UV radiation does not fluoresce it means that it must have lost its energy some other way.

  • Some proteins fluoresce naturally, because the fluoresce naturally, because the fluorescent molecule is actually a part of the protein.

  • The beacons then fluoresce near-infrared light in response to light beaming from a small device outside the body.

  • The porphyrins and protoporphyrins in the sample absorb the light energy and fluoresce, or glow.

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