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verbexhibit or undergo fluorescencetype of:
Definition that contains fluoresce
- ballast an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
- fluorescent a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
- fluorite a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine
- fluorescein a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed)
- scintillate physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
- highlighter a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text
- phosphor a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes
- fluorspar a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine
- eosin a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures
- fluoresce exhibit or undergo fluorescence