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 study participants were made to sit in front of a fluorescent light box that produced extremely bright white light at 10,000 lux for at least 30 minutes daily.
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Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The film, directed by Mike Judge, was set in a fictional software company called Initech; many scenes played out under fluorescent lights in a featureless warren of cubicles.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
Rows and rows of fluorescent lights highlighted any and every product needed for your house in one place.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
And last but not least Bravo to Charli XCX, who revealed another brilliant motivation for that combination of fluorescent green and blurry lowercase text.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The film, directed by Mike Judge, was set in a fictional software company called Initech; many scenes played out under fluorescent lights in a featureless warren of cubicles.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
Rows and rows of fluorescent lights highlighted any and every product needed for your house in one place.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
And last but not least Bravo to Charli XCX, who revealed another brilliant motivation for that combination of fluorescent green and blurry lowercase text.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Fluorescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluorescent. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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