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)

1. fluorescence

Related terms

• fluorescere

Latin

Etymology

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

Participle

fluōrēscēns (genitive fluōrēscentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. (New Latin) fluorescing

Usage notes

• Used as an epithet in species names such as Pseudomonas fluorescens

Descendants

• English: fluorescent