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fluorescent

[floo-res-uhnt, flaw-, floh-] / flʊˈrɛs ənt, flɔ-, floʊ- /


ADJECTIVE
illuminating
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
luminescent
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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To identify promising candidates, the team tested about 500 compounds using a specially engineered hepatitis E virus that produces a fluorescent signal.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

One fluorescent dancing man is a party, but a room full of them grows tedious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Something you accept with a paper napkin under fluorescent lighting and a murmur of gratitude.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

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

Z hopped desks, grabbed another fluorescent light, and screamed as he yanked down on it.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau




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