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fluorescence

[floo-res-uhns, flaw-, floh-] / flʊˈrɛs əns, flɔ-, floʊ- /
NOUN
luminosity
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STRONG


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Using a hand-held X-ray fluorescence scanner, Packard-Grams found that some of those documents contain ink with lead and/or copper.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy scans identified the chemical elements that make up the painting, including lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

One of these methods is X-ray fluorescence imaging.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026

The water-soluble, FDA-approved dye used by UltraGreen.ai for fluorescence imaging is considered a generic drug and falls under the current exemption, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

I suppose it does look like a lab furnished as it is with steel, Formica, vinyl and lit by fluorescence.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg


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