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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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A commenter branded it an example of “the Backrooms,” described as “nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

To build the body maps, researchers first tagged nerves and immune cells in mice using fluorescent markers that glow under a microscope.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Exhaustion was setting in, but the deodorant I’d packed needed to be replaced, so I found myself roaming the body care aisles, wincing under the fluorescent lights as my patience rapidly grew thinner.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

In the nine-minute short, a young cameraman falls into what appears to be an empty furniture store with an eerie atmosphere: a seemingly endless series of rooms covered in yellow wallpaper and buzzing fluorescent lights.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

I blink at the fluorescent lights in the room; a faint buzz emanates from them and reminds me of the lights in my high school library.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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