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Noun: fluorescence  `floo-u're-sun(t)s
  1. Light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength

Derived forms: fluorescences

See also: fluoresce, fluorescent

Type of: light, visible light, visible radiation

Encyclopedia: Fluorescence

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