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fluorescence

[floo-res-uhns, flaw-, floh-] / flʊˈrɛs əns, flɔ-, floʊ- /
NOUN
luminosity
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STRONG


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They named one of their key experiments FLOP, or Fluorescence Leaving the Original Point.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Fluorescence microscopy, another common tool, offers live imaging but at low spatial resolution.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

Fluorescence in terrestrial animals is more perplexing, and seems to be rarer.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021

Fluorescence imaging of a sequencing flow cell reveals binding interactions at specific clusters.Credit:

From Nature • Jul. 23, 2018

Fluorescence then is one means of demonstrating the existence of the ultra-violet rays—or Ritter's rays as they were formerly called, after their discoverer—in a very simple manner.

From Colour Measurement and Mixture by Abney, W. de W.




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