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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

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