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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 investigate, the scientists attached a fluorescent marker to a-beta.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

Vegetable oil, however, would feel a bit like showing up to a garden party in fluorescent gym shorts.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

Picture an abandoned, windowless yellow room with garish fluorescent lights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

In the nine-minute short, a young cameraman falls into what appears to be an empty furniture store with an eerie atmosphere: a seemingly endless series of rooms covered in yellow wallpaper and buzzing fluorescent lights.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

It doesn’t actually matter where you are, you are in an airport: tiles and walkways and restrooms, gates and newsstands and fluorescent lights.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman




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