fluorescence
noun/fləˈresns/
/fləˈresns/
[uncountable]- bright light produced by some forms of radiation
- X-ray fluorescence
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- the quality of a colour, material, etc. that appears very bright when light shines on it, so it can be seen in the dark compare phosphorescence
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