fluoresce
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fluoresce
- /fləˈɹɛs/
- /flʊəˈɹɛs/
- /flɔˈɹɛs/
Sounds like floresce · Rhymes with -ɛs
verb fluoresces · fluorescing · fluoresced
- To emit electromagnetic radiation, especially visible light, when absorbing radiation of some other wavelength. The blinding light did not hurt, it filled him, he glowed, all his veins fluoresced, each one alive with new growth.
- To cause to fluoresce; to make fluorescent. During right robotic thymectomy, fluorescence imaging facilitates identification of the contralateral phrenic nerve by fluorescing the pericardiophrenic vessels.
- Of colours, to be very bright; to be so bright as to appear to radiate as a light source.
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verb to emit light
| Português | fluorescer |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | fluoreszieren |
| Русский | флуоресци́ровать fluorescírovatʹ |
Talk about this word "fluoresce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fluoresce. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fluoresce. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fluoresce "fluoresce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fluoresce.Cite this
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title = {fluoresce},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fluoresce},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
