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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

One user posted an image of an abandoned office space, with mustard yellow wallpaper and fluorescent lighting.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

They then used tissue-clearing methods to make the mice transparent while preserving the fluorescent signals, allowing scientists to see deep inside the body without cutting tissues apart.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Exhaustion was setting in, but the deodorant I’d packed needed to be replaced, so I found myself roaming the body care aisles, wincing under the fluorescent lights as my patience rapidly grew thinner.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Oliver followed, his new blue knit hat with the fluorescent yellow tip trailing down his back.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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