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fluorescence

/floʊ-/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.
  2. The light so emitted.

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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