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What does fluorecent mean?

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8y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

It generally means "glowing" - certain elements "fluoresce" (give off a visible light) when hit by electromagnetic radiation, even when the radiation itself is invisible (e.g. UV light). An example is in fluorescent lighting tubes where Mercury vapor is electrified to cause a phosphor coating to fluoresce. A slower process called phosphorescence occurs where glow-in-the-dark stickers absorb light and radiate it back slowly as a greenish glow.

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