fluorescent
adjective
fluo·res·cent
flu̇-ˈre-sᵊnt 
flȯ-
1
: having or relating to fluorescence
2
: bright and glowing as a result of fluorescence
fluorescent inks
broadly
: very bright in color
fluorescent
noun
fluorescently
adverb
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The fluorescent shimmer was discovered around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, along State Road 29, and an equally sinister blue smoke hovered above.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Their resident sweet tamal, a fluorescent red strawberry tamal ($3), is served with a salted caramel sauce.
—Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Paired against the fluorescent base of Erivo’s green skin, both Elphaba and Glinda’s skin reflect light in a very similar way.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Folio Photonics is a company which has developed a multilayer optical recording system for archiving applications which can result in photothermal recording similar to Blu-ray optical discs with either reflective or fluorescent recording technologies.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Their resident sweet tamal, a fluorescent red strawberry tamal ($3), is served with a salted caramel sauce.
—Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Paired against the fluorescent base of Erivo’s green skin, both Elphaba and Glinda’s skin reflect light in a very similar way.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Folio Photonics is a company which has developed a multilayer optical recording system for archiving applications which can result in photothermal recording similar to Blu-ray optical discs with either reflective or fluorescent recording technologies.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Fluorescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluorescent. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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