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fluoresce

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fluo·resce  (fl-rs, flô-, fl-)
intr.v. fluo·resced, fluo·resc·ing, fluo·resc·es
To undergo, produce, or show fluorescence.
[Back-formation from fluorescence.]
fluo·rescer n.
fluoresce
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[-rescing, -resced] to exhibit fluorescence [back formation from fluorescence]
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Verb1.fluoresce - exhibit or undergo fluorescence
glow - emit a steady even light without flames; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden"
scintillate - physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"
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The walls of these cylinders hold the pigments that cause the wings to glow, or fluoresce.
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One of these materials, calcium tungstate, was found to fluoresce with approximately six times the intensity of barium platinocyanide.
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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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