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fluoresce Verb [-rescing, -resced] to exhibit fluorescence [back formation from fluorescence]
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The walls of these cylinders hold the pigments that cause the wings to glow, or fluoresce. One of these materials, calcium tungstate, was found to fluoresce with approximately six times the intensity of barium platinocyanide. These materials fluoresce with a bright glow under the lamp's longwave ultraviolet light, making them visible in bathrooms and on sitting and sleeping surfaces. |
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