as in glow
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
studied the fluorescence of certain elements
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Recent Examples of fluorescence
Curators use a method called X-ray fluorescence to investigate the chemical makeup of book covers.
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Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Researchers can exploit this action by setting their test to trigger a flash of fluorescence when ssDNA is cut, confirming that CRISPR’s target pathogen was present.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 20 June 2024
In diving expeditions in the Banda Sea off Indonesia and the Red Sea off Egypt, researchers have now observed and identified fluorescence in 27 species for the first time.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
For example, a species of marine snail eats an algae that is then excreted and leaves behind a weak fluorescence, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
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Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Researchers can exploit this action by setting their test to trigger a flash of fluorescence when ssDNA is cut, confirming that CRISPR’s target pathogen was present.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 20 June 2024
In diving expeditions in the Banda Sea off Indonesia and the Red Sea off Egypt, researchers have now observed and identified fluorescence in 27 species for the first time.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
For example, a species of marine snail eats an algae that is then excreted and leaves behind a weak fluorescence, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for fluorescence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluorescence
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Eve Lom Twelve Day Advent Calendar Buy Now for $290 From its cult-favorite cleanser to its pampering masks, Eve Lom's 12-product skincare set has everything your routine needs to boost your glow in the new year.Jackie Fields, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Beautiful Skin Foundation Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Beautiful Skin Foundation Reveal a natural, healthy-looking glow with this hydrating foundation for 25% off.Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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When Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb blamed the glare for dropping an easy catch, Jones batted back the notion that the stadium was the problem.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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The sun’s glare was a topic of conversation after the Cowboys fell to the Philadelphia Eagles 34-6 at home.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Making a documentary consists of pushing people from the shadow to the light, and when the film is finished these people go back to their everyday life – to the shadow, in a way.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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As has been its custom for years, the Raleigh fixture is now a winter wonderland, decked out with thousands of sparkling lights, dazzling ornaments, Christmas trees, regal Nutcrackers, wreaths and festive garlands.Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Tlingit artist Preston Singletary has fashioned the tale's imagery into artworks made of multicolored glass — glass that's been blown, sculpted, sand-carved and arranged under the lights so that the pieces often appear to glow and gleam.Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, what’s not to love about a product that makes the hair gleam while flooding it with nutrients?Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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To finish, press a touch of an iridescent or sparkling formula onto the center of the lids for that extra hint of luminescence.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
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But despite a few previous examples, the 1974 tour (and the live album that followed) may have been the most prominent moment when saluting a musician by way of real or artificial luminescence truly, well, came to light.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
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The only illumination was what passed through the corridor from the courtyard, a wedge of cold, muted light on the cement floor.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Researchers reduced the film’s illumination and superimposed a gray box on the projection area, obscuring the movie.Simon Makin, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Fluorescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluorescence. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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