fluorescent
Americanadjective
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possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
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strikingly bright, vivid, or glowing.
plastic toys in fluorescent colors.
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonfluorescent adjective
- unfluorescent adjective
Etymology
Origin of fluorescent
Example Sentences
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But the most vivid performance might in fact be the convenience store itself, brought to fluorescent, sanitized, colorful life by scenic designer Joanna Yu and lighting designer Wen-Ling Liao.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
The most extreme test phrases were almost total "nonsense", such as "Goetterdaemmerung's corpus haemorrhaged through cryptographic hash, eschaton pooling in existential void beneath fluorescent hum. Photons whispering prayers" -- which it rated highly.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Because the imaging was label free, the samples were not treated with dyes, fluorescent proteins or molecular tags.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
Somewhere between page 39 and the fluorescent lights of that thrift store, I realized what I actually wanted to make wasn’t a better “unfried chicken.”
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026
In this fluorescent lighting, the blemishes and wrinkles in his brown skin look more obvious than usual.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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