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fluorescent

Pronunciation: /flʊəˈrɛs(ə)nt, flɔː-/

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Definition of fluorescent

adjective

  • 1(of a substance) having or showing fluorescence:a fluorescent dye
  • containing a fluorescent tube:fluorescent lighting
  • 2vividly colourful:a fluorescent T-shirt

noun

  • a fluorescent tube or lamp.

Derivatives

fluorescently

adverb

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Remember that fluorescent and the related word fluorescence begin with fluor-.

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