fluorescence

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fluorescence fluorescence microscope ultraviolet microscope

Main Entry: flu·o·res·cence
Pronunciation: -es-n(t)s
Function: noun
: luminescence that is caused by the absorption of radiation at one wavelength followed by nearly immediate reradiation usually at a different wavelength and that ceases almost immediately when the incident radiation stops; also : the radiation emitted
- flu·o·res·cent /-es-nt/ adjective