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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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Fluorescent light touches almost every corner, but the few shadowy passages seem even more sinister when surrounded by endless lumination.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

"Fluorescent dye markers were the perfect solution," says first author Daniel Butler, a Salk bioinformatics analyst.

From Science Daily • Sep. 27, 2023

Fluorescent lights are on 24 hours a day and so she's been unable to sleep properly, her granddaughter says.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2022

Fluorescent compounds can also help shield living things from the harmful effects of UV rays — the same that cause skin damage to people — by absorbing them.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021

Fluorescent lights hung over counters that ran the length of the room.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed




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