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fluorescent

[floo-res-uhnt, flaw-, floh-] / flʊˈrɛs ənt, flɔ-, floʊ- /


ADJECTIVE
illuminating
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
luminescent
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Fluorescent light touches almost every corner, but the few shadowy passages seem even more sinister when surrounded by endless lumination.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Fluorescent microplastics used in the study were found inside plaques and concentrated within the endothelial layer, consistent with reports from human samples that have revealed microplastics in arterial lesions.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025

They were certainly match fit, tearing up songs like Crying Lightning and Fluorescent Adolescent, while allowing room for the more exploratory material from their latest album, The Car, to breathe and build.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2023

Fluorescent compounds can also help shield living things from the harmful effects of UV rays — the same that cause skin damage to people — by absorbing them.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021

Fluorescent lights hung over counters that ran the length of the room.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed




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