Fluorescent

Etymology
From fluorescence:

Adjective

 * 1) Of or relating to fluorescence
 * 2) Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence
 * The fluorescent plants shimmered in the darkness.
 * 1) Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
 * The quality of fluorescent lighting technology has improved dramatically in recent years.
 * 1) Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
 * Her shirt was fluorescent orange.

Derived terms

 * fluorescent lamp
 * fluorescent tag
 * green fluorescent protein

Related terms

 * fluorophore

Noun

 * 1) A fluorescent light
 * The fluorescents hummed day and night.