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Even the skin on their feet and the insides of their mouths would fluoresce in blue and UV light.
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
After all, human teeth fluoresce under ultraviolet light, but that doesn’t seem to help us in any measurable way.
—Jason Bittel, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Just two days after the treatment, the lung tissue started to fluoresce.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024
Another species, a deep-sea scarlet frogfish, fluoresce in a way that matches the surroundings, suggesting that it may be used for camouflage, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
After all, human teeth fluoresce under ultraviolet light, but that doesn’t seem to help us in any measurable way.
—Jason Bittel, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Just two days after the treatment, the lung tissue started to fluoresce.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024
Another species, a deep-sea scarlet frogfish, fluoresce in a way that matches the surroundings, suggesting that it may be used for camouflage, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
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“Fluoresce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoresce. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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fluoresce
intransitive verb
flu·o·resce
ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ˈes 
flōr-
flȯr-
flōr-
flȯr-
fluoresced; fluorescing
: to produce, undergo, or exhibit fluorescence
fluorescer
noun
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