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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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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

To observe these internal flows, the team developed a modified version of a standard fluorescence method.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Emerging portable testing methods include X-ray fluorescence analysers for turmeric and handheld DNA kits to test olive oil.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

These instruments measured fluorescence, which reflects energy released by phytoplankton when photosynthesis breaks down.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

As a Ph.D. student, he’d used HeLa to help develop something called fluorescence in situ hybridization, otherwise known as FISH, a technique for painting chromosomes with multicolored fluorescent dyes that shine bright under ultraviolet light.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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