fluorescing
Shining under UV
Fluorescing is the present participle of fluoresce—to emit light while absorbing radiation from another source.
Certain substances glow under ultraviolet light because they convert invisible wavelengths into visible ones: The scorpion was fluorescing under the black light.
The word appears in scientific contexts describing minerals, biological markers, and chemical compounds that exhibit this property.
Giving off steady light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- luminescentEmitting soft light
- phosphorescentEmitting stored light
- blacklightUltraviolet radiation source
ultraviolet · neon · vivid · brilliant · iridescent · shimmering · incandescent · reactive
Study of light-matter interaction
- excitationStimulation of response
- emissionDischarged substance or act
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- absorptionProcess of taking in
photon · energy transfer · spectrometer · UV light · detection · analysis · microscopy · imaging
Organism-generated light emission
- fireflyBioluminescent nocturnal beetle
- jellyfishDrifting marine stinger
- glow-wormBioluminescent beetle larva
- deep-seaOf ocean depths
coral · algae · dinoflagellate · plankton · aequorin · phytoplankton · comb jelly · anglerfish
Luminescent diagnostic dye
Technique using powerful lenses
- DNA analysisExamining hereditary material
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- biosensorBiological chemical detection device
- leak detectionFinding unwanted fluid escape
glowing
Giving off steady light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- luminescentEmitting soft light
- phosphorescentEmitting stored light
blacklight · ultraviolet · neon · vivid · brilliant · iridescent · shimmering · incandescent · reactive · dayglow
spectroscopy
Study of light-matter interaction
- excitationStimulation of response
- emissionDischarged substance or act
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
absorption · photon · energy transfer · spectrometer · UV light · detection · analysis · microscopy · imaging · intensity
bioluminescence
Organism-generated light emission
- fireflyBioluminescent nocturnal beetle
- jellyfishDrifting marine stinger
- glow-wormBioluminescent beetle larva
deep-sea · coral · algae · dinoflagellate · plankton · aequorin · phytoplankton · comb jelly · anglerfish
fluorescein
Luminescent diagnostic dye
microscopy
Technique using powerful lenses
- DNA analysisExamining hereditary material
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- biosensorBiological chemical detection device
- lightinglamp, lamps, bulbs, light bulb, light bulbs
fluorescingincandescent
Glowing from heat
incandescing · phosphorescing · burning · smoldering · white-hot
fluorescent, fluorescence, fluoresce, fluorescents, fluoresces, fluoresced, fluorescently