fluoresce


Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to fluoresce: fluorescent dye, Fluorescent light

fluor·esce

(flōr-es'),
To produce or exhibit fluorescence.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
The patented technology was originally developed to make zebrafish fluoresce in the presence of toxins in water supplies.
Award shines light on PR firm's children's book
The tubercles that fluoresce under UV light form in patterns that are distinct among species or genera.
Chameleon Bones Are Fluorescent, Maybe As Ornamentation
Glandular hairs of the leaf that stored valuable pharmaceuticals have been demonstrated to fluoresce, mainly, in blue or green channels of confocal microscope (Figure 4(a)) at excitation by laser 405 nm, while in red channel of the apparatus chlorophyll was seen (Figure 4(b)).
Application of Autofluorescence for Analysis of Medicinal Plants
Lures with brighteners that fluoresce only under UV light are only part of a "fluorescence spectrum." As mentioned above, other types of fluorescent paints found on many lures fluoresce when exposed to wavelengths into the visible portion of the light spectrum.
UV light on ice and open water
By using chemicals that fluoresce, it was possible to detect the signature of different chemicals that were in the hidden artwork This is much Like what Seracini is doing, but he uses gamma rays instead of ultraviolet light This is because he has to "peer through" a wall to see Leonardo da Vinci's hidden masterpiece
Hands-on Science: (no lab required)
The technology addresses the problem that many plastics, including PVC and PC, naturally fluoresce blue under UV light, which minimizes the inspection advantages of using conventional blue-fluorescing adhesives in medical-device assembly.
Red-fluorescing adhesive for medical parts
This early T-33 had some instruments with fluorescent dials and we had a couple of ultra-violet lights to excite them to fluoresce. Spilled hydraulic fluid would also fluoresce and my first hypoxic symptom was fuzzy instruments, which I blamed on spilled fluid.
"Hypoxic stupidity"
Each microparticle is equipped with a barcoded ID and one or more probe regions that fluoresce when they detect specific targets in a test sample.
Multiplexed biomolecule detection
The walls of these cylinders hold the pigments that cause the wings to glow, or fluoresce.
A butterfly's electric glow
The '930 patent relates to latent fluorophore-minor groove binder oligonucleotide conjugates which fluoresce upon hybridization to a target.
Nanogen announces patent for fluorescent detection of nucleic acid targets
If a gene is turned on or up as a result of exposure, it will fluoresce more brightly than the same gene on the corresponding chip for the control group.
Cooperation achieves results at UNC-CH
Within this esoteric area of short-run printing, the invisible ink can only be seen by using an ultra violet lamp, causing the ink to fluoresce to a bright red color.
Invisible ink reveals new uses for Indigo presses

Medical browser ?
Full browser ?