fluoresces
Shines under blacklight
Fluoresces is the verb form of fluorescence—to emit light while absorbing radiation from another source.
Certain materials fluoresce under ultraviolet light, glowing visibly while the UV source is active: The mineral fluoresces bright green under black light.
Unlike phosphorescence, fluorescence stops immediately when the exciting radiation is removed.
Stimulation of response
- emissionDischarged substance or act
- photoluminescenceLight emission after absorption
- chemiluminescenceLight from molecular reactions
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
quenching · chromophore · resonance · dye · staining · indicator
Organism-generated light emission
- jellyfishDrifting marine stinger
- fireflyBioluminescent nocturnal beetle
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- scorpionStinging arachnid with pincers
plankton · anemone · algae · biomarker · microscopy · staining
Something that signals location
- highlighterLuminous ink pen
- tracerPath-marking projectile
- blacklightUltraviolet radiation source
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
Heatless light emission
- phosphorescenceHeatless delayed light emission
- bioluminescenceOrganism-generated light emission
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
gleam · glimmer · iridescence · opalescence · scintillation · lambency · effulgence · sheen
Posted public displays
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
- electrodesElectrical contact points
- argonUnreactive element eighteen
- kryptonInert gas, atomic thirty-six
xenon · advertising · retro · illuminated · transformer · storefronts
excitation
Stimulation of response
- emissionDischarged substance or act
- photoluminescenceLight emission after absorption
- chemiluminescenceLight from molecular reactions
spectroscopy · quenching · chromophore · resonance · dye · staining · indicator
bioluminescence
Organism-generated light emission
- jellyfishDrifting marine stinger
- fireflyBioluminescent nocturnal beetle
- coralMarine skeletal formation
scorpion · plankton · anemone · algae · biomarker · microscopy · staining
marker
Something that signals location
- highlighterLuminous ink pen
- tracerPath-marking projectile
- blacklightUltraviolet radiation source
luminescence
Heatless light emission
- phosphorescenceHeatless delayed light emission
- bioluminescenceOrganism-generated light emission
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
shimmer · gleam · glimmer · iridescence · opalescence · scintillation · lambency · effulgence · sheen · luster
signage
Posted public displays
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
- electrodesElectrical contact points
- argonUnreactive element eighteen
krypton · xenon · advertising · retro · illuminated · transformer · storefronts
fluorescesabsorbs
Takes in fully
phosphoresces · quenches · darkens · goes dark · extinguishes
- fluorescent lightsGas-discharge illumination tubes
- fluorescent lightingElectric lamps using gas discharge
- fluorescent bulbGas-filled lighting tube
- fluorescent greenBright, glowing yellowish-green
- fluorescent tubesGas-discharge lighting cylinders
- fluorescent pinkBright, glowing reddish hue
fluorescent, fluorescence, fluoresce, fluorescents, fluorescing, fluoresced, fluorescently