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flourescent

flourescent is the misspelling of fluorescent.

Meaning of fluorescent

Adjective

fluorescent (comparative more fluorescent, superlative most fluorescent)

  1. Of or relating to fluorescence.
  2. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
    • The fluorescent plants shimmered in the darkness.
  3. Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
    • The quality of fluorescent lighting technology has improved dramatically in recent years.
  4. Vivid, as if fluorescing; neon.
    • Her shirt was fluorescent orange.

See all 5 meanings of fluorescent

Questions about flourescent

What is flourescent the misspelling of?
Flourescent is the misspelling of fluorescent.

Words near flourescent in the dictionary

  1. flour treatment agents
  2. flour-delice
  3. flour-monger
  4. floured
  5. flourescence
  6. flourescent
  7. flourier
  8. flouriest
  9. flourily
  10. flourine
  11. flouriness

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