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FLUORESCENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
Synonyms:
fluorescent; fluorescent fixture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fluorescent" is a kind of...):
lighting fixture (a fixture providing artificial light)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
Classified under:
Similar:
light (characterized by or emitting light)
Derivation:
fluoresce (exhibit or undergo fluorescence)
fluorescence (light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light
Example:
fluorescent colors
Classified under:
Similar:
colorful; colourful (having much or varied color)
Derivation:
fluoresce (exhibit or undergo fluorescence)
Context examples:
Fluorescent spectroscopy or fluorometry is a type of electromagnetic spectroscopy used for analyzing fluorescent spectra.
(Fluorescence Spectroscopy, NCI Thesaurus)
A physical mapping approach that uses fluorescent tags to detect hybridization of probes within metaphase chromosomes or less condensed somatic interphase chromatin.
(Fluorescence in situ hybridization, NCI Thesaurus)
Pieces of DNA that contain a fluorescent dye are made in the laboratory and added to cells or tissues on a glass slide.
(FISH, NCI Dictionary)
A laser in which light is emitted by a fluorescent organic dye and which can be tuned to radiate at any of a wide range of frequencies.
(Dye Laser, NCI Thesaurus)
Fluorescent in situ hybridization performed on uncondensed DNA strands.
(Fiber FISH, NCI Thesaurus)
Surgery that uses a fluorescent substance and a special microscope to show tumor margins (edges) so that more of the tumor can be removed.
(Fluorescence-guided surgery, NCI Dictionary)
Upon administration, the bevacizumab moiety of bevacizumab-IRDye 800CW binds to VEGF and the fluorescent signal can be visualized using NIR fluorescence imaging (700-1,000 nm).
(Bevacizumab-IRDye 800CW, NCI Thesaurus)
A fluorescent dye of benzimidazole derivative.
(Pibenzimol, NCI Thesaurus)
They are used as fluorescent dyes that bind to DNA and prevent both RNA and protein synthesis and are also used as antineoplastic agents.
(Olivomycin, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Phototherapy can use lasers, LED, fluorescent lamps, and ultraviolet or infrared radiation.
(Phototherapy, NCI Dictionary)
