fluoresce
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fluo·resce
(flo͝o-rĕs′, flô-, flō-)intr.v. fluo·resced, fluo·resc·ing, fluo·resc·es
To undergo, produce, or show fluorescence.
[Back-formation from fluorescence.]
fluo·resc′er n.
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fluoresce
(ˌflʊəˈrɛs)vb
(intr) to exhibit fluorescence
[C19: back formation from fluorescence]
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fluo•resce
(flʊˈrɛs, flɔ-, floʊ-)v.i. -resced, -resc•ing.
to exhibit fluorescence.
[1870–75]
fluo•resc′er, n.
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fluoresce
Past participle: fluoresced
Gerund: fluorescing
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| Verb | 1. | 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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