Definition of "fluoresce" [fluoresce]

• To undergo, produce, or show fluorescence. (verb-intransitive)

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• "I just do my research to understand why jellyfish luminesce, and why that protein fluoresce?"
• "The platinum chemistry used in the OpTech - O2 platinum will "fluoresce" or give off light in an amount which is directly related to the amount of oxygen present."
• "The unusual quality they possess is that they are fluoresce in UV light or a common black light and will literally glow in the black light."