fluorescent
adjective
fluo·res·cent
flu̇-ˈre-sᵊnt 
flȯ-
1
: having or relating to fluorescence
2
: bright and glowing as a result of fluorescence
fluorescent inks
broadly
: very bright in color
fluorescent
noun
fluorescently
adverb
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Although a campfire is still an artificial form of light, the warm yellows and reds of its flames are less disruptive to our wake-sleep cycles than the bright, cool blue lights emitted from computers, TVs, and fluorescent bulbs.
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Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
The floating creatures bloom in fluorescent green swirls that soak up carbon dioxide emitted by factories and power plants all over the world.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
My eyes shrunk to slits, trying to spot the glow sticks that The Medellín Cartel had affixed to their bounty, which slowly lit up the water’s surface like fluorescent fireflies.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Until now, most fluorescent glasses for LSCs were made by embedding nanocrystals.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
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Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
The floating creatures bloom in fluorescent green swirls that soak up carbon dioxide emitted by factories and power plants all over the world.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
My eyes shrunk to slits, trying to spot the glow sticks that The Medellín Cartel had affixed to their bounty, which slowly lit up the water’s surface like fluorescent fireflies.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Until now, most fluorescent glasses for LSCs were made by embedding nanocrystals.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Fluorescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluorescent. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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