fluorescern.
/flʊəˈrɛsə/, /flɔːˈrɛsə/, /flᵿˈrɛsə/, U.S. /flʊˈrɛsər/, /flɔˈrɛsər/ A substance which fluoresces.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > intensity of light, luminosity > [noun] > fluorescence > substance or exhibiting
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1904 Electrician 29 Jan. 574/1 Magnesium platino-cyanide, which is one of the best fluorescers under the X-rays, does not respond to the radium rays.
1959 Guardian 28 Sept. 3/5 A pair of pastel blue cotton sheets..had changed colour... The fluorescer added to synthetic detergents was the cause.
1990 Which? Apr. 188/1 These chemicals, also known as optical brighteners, fluorescers or fluorescent brighteners, are included because they give off a bluish-white light that makes fabrics look whiter.
2006 Environmental Health Perspectives 114 1662 Analyses for 34 elements were performed by nondestructive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy..using five secondary fluorescers (Si, Ti, Fe, Ge, and Mo).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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