fluoresce
pronunciation
How to pronounce fluoresce in British English:
UK [flʊə'res]
How to pronounce fluoresce in American English:
US [ˌfluə'res]
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- Verb:
- exhibit or undergo fluorescence
Word Origin
- fluoresce (v.)
- 1866 (implied in fluoresced), back-formation from fluorescence. Related: Fluorescing.
Example
- 1. Makes semen stains and other bodily fluids fluoresce !
- 2. Even though researchers have developed ways to make neurons fluoresce , they have a hard time observing them in an intact animal .
- 3. Fortunately , scientists can now study individual mammalian neurons in living brains , by making neurons fluoresce using genetic engineering .
- 4. The common bacteria that are found in bad eggs generally fluoresce under ultraviolet light . This property has been used to help identify eggs to be rejected .
- 5. Photographing skin under ultraviolet light highlighted hard plaques , which the researchers say contain an amino acid that may fluoresce .