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Fluorescent

noun
/ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/
Word Frequency: 3.6

Definitions

1.nounA fluorescent light.
"The fluorescents hummed day and night."
2.adjectiveOf or relating to fluorescence.
3.adjectiveExhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
"The fluorescent plants shimmered in the darkness."
4.adjectiveEmitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
"The quality of fluorescent lighting technology has improved dramatically in recent years."
5.adjectiveGlowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
"Her shirt was fluorescent orange."

Synonyms

lightcolourfulcolorfulfluorescencedeviceimmunofluorescencewarningradiantphosphorescentluminousluminescentincandescent

Rhymes With

quiescentevanescenteffervescentincessantiridescentluminescentincandescentadolescent
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