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Definition of Fluorescent

1. Adjective. Emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source.

2. Noun. A lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp.

3. Adjective. Brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light. "Fluorescent colors"

Definition of Fluorescent

1. a. Having the property of fluorescence.

Definition of Fluorescent

1. Adjective. Of or relating to fluorescence ¹

2. Adjective. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence ¹

3. Adjective. Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury. ¹

4. Adjective. Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid ¹

5. Noun. A fluorescent light ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fluorescent

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Fluorescent

1. Having the ability to emit light of a certain wavelength when activated by light of another wavelength. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fluorescent

fluorescence-activated cell sorter fluorescence-activated cell sorting fluorescence energy transfer fluorescence in situ hybridization fluorescence microscope fluorescence microscopy fluorescence plus Giemsa stain fluorescence polarization fluorescence recovery after photobleaching fluorescence spectroscopy

fluorescence spectrum fluorescences fluorescent (current term) fluorescent antibody fluorescent antibody technique fluorescent antibody techniques fluorescent antibody titre fluorescent antinuclear antibody test fluorescent dye fluorescent dyes

fluorescent in situ hybridization fluorescent label fluorescent lamp fluorescent microscope fluorescent screen fluorescent stain fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption test

Literary usage of Fluorescent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1883)
"All extraneous light has to be excluded, and unless the slit is very wide the fluorescent light is in most cases so faint that it is barely possible to see ..."

2. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1871)
"The colour and composition of fluorescent light sometimes afford valuable aid ... With a solution of a pure substance, the tint of the fluorescent light is ..."

3. Physical Optics by Robert Williams Wood (1905)
"In the case of fluorescent or phosphorescent substances, we have in addition the complete fluorescent spectrum produced by the monochromatic illumination at ..."

4. Spectrum Analysis in Its Application to Terrestrial Substances, and the by Heinrich Schellen, Jane Lassell, Caroline Lassell (1885)
"fluorescent Spectra of Ammonium-uranyl-sulphate 1, of the same without Water of ... In order to bring the fluorescent solution to the focus of the object- ..."

5. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"Compact fluorescent light bulbs not only save you money but also help ... At first glance, switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs might not look ..."

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