Fluorescent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or relating to fluorescence.
  • adj. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence: fluorescent plankton; fluorescent light.
  • adj. Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid: bright fluorescent colors.
  • n. A fluorescent lamp.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or relating to fluorescence
  • adj. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence
  • adj. Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
  • adj. Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
  • n. A fluorescent light
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having the property of fluorescence.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
  • adj. brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light
  • adj. emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
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    colourful    colorful    light   
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