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Definitions of fluorescent
  1. noun
    a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp

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  2. adjective
    brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light
    "fluorescent colors"

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  3. adjective
    emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source

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Definition that contains fluorescent
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • fluorspar a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine
  • fluoroscope an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation
  • fluorescent fixture a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
  • immunofluorescence (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue
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