First Known Use: 1874
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fluoresce
verb fluo·resce \flu̇-ˈres, flȯ-\
fluo·rescedfluo·resc·ing
Definition of FLUORESCE
intransitive verb
: to produce, undergo, or exhibit fluorescence
— fluo·resc·er noun
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Origin of FLUORESCE
back-formation from fluorescence
Rhymes with FLUORESCE
abscess, access, address, aggress, assess, bench-press, caress, clothespress, coatdress, cold-press, compress, confess, cross-dress, CS, depress, de-stress, digress, distress, drill press, egress, excess, express, finesse, French press, full-dress, handpress, headdress, housedress, idlesse, impress, ingress, Meknes, much less, nightdress, noblesse, no less, obsess, oppress, outguess, possess, precess, prestress, princess, process, profess, progress, recess, redress, regress, re-press, repress, shirtdress, side-dress, SS, success, sundress, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, undress, unless, web press, winepress, word stress
Medical Dictionary
fluoresce
intransitive verb flu·o·resce \ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ˈes, flōr-, flȯr-\
flu·o·rescedflu·o·resc·ing
Medical Definition of FLUORESCE
: to produce, undergo, or exhibit fluorescence
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