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Noun: fluorescence  flo're-sun(t)s or flû're-sun(t)s
  1. Light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
    "Fluorescence microscopy is widely used in biological research"

Derived forms: fluorescences

Type of: light, visible light, visible radiation

Encyclopedia: Fluorescence