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Just two days after the treatment, the lung tissue started to fluoresce.
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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
The first, a blue 480-nm beam, can make spots fluoresce, while the second, an orange 592-nm light, switches off the fluorescence process.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2024
Precise control over the firing of these lasers can single out which specific nanometer-scale spot ends up fluorescing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2024
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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
The first, a blue 480-nm beam, can make spots fluoresce, while the second, an orange 592-nm light, switches off the fluorescence process.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2024
Precise control over the firing of these lasers can single out which specific nanometer-scale spot ends up fluorescing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2024
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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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