fluorescens

Danish

Etymology

From English fluorescence, a contraction of fluorite and luminescence.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fluərəsɛns/, [fluɐəˈsɛnˀs] or IPA^(key): /fluərɛsɛns/, [fluɐɛˈsɛnˀs]

Noun

fluorescens c (singular definite fluorescensen, not used in plural form)

fluorescence

Related terms

fluorescere

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of fluōrēscō, frequentative of fluō (“flow”).

Participle

fluōrēscēns m or f or n (genitive fluōrēscentis); third declension

(New Latin) fluorescing

Usage notes

Used as an epithet in species names such as Pseudomonas fluorescens

Descendants

English: fluorescent

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