SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
fluorescent
adjective
Giving off light while absorbing energy such as ultraviolet radiation.
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A Portrait in the Wrong Window · paragraph 2Giving off light while absorbing energy such as ultraviolet radiation.
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See fluorescent in use
Under ultraviolet light the fluorescent ink revealed a second pattern on the pass.
The fluorescent line on the old ticket glowed pink under the collector's ultraviolet lamp.
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