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Word entry · 11 letters

fluorescent

Best crossword clue

"Glowing under light"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted ceeflnorstuStarts with FEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1F2L3U4O5R6E7S8C9E10N11T

Definitions

  1. Emitting light after absorbing radiation or energy.

Word origin

From fluoresce + -ent.

Used in a sentence

  • The fluorescent plants shimmered in the darkness.
  • The quality of fluorescent lighting technology has improved dramatically in recent years.
  • Then they backed the membrane with a gel matrix containing a perfluorocarbon (PFC) propellant and fluorescent "nanobullets" about a micron wide, and hit it with ultrasound.

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