fluoresce

fluo·resce

verb \flu̇-ˈres, flȯ-\

fluo·rescedfluo·resc·ing

Definition of FLUORESCE

intransitive verb

: to produce, undergo, or exhibit fluorescence

— fluo·resc·er noun

Origin of FLUORESCE

back-formation from fluorescence

First Known Use: 1874

Rhymes with FLUORESCE

abscess, access, address, aggress, assess, bench-press, caress, clothespress, coatdress, cold-press, compress, confess, cross-dress, CS, depress, de-stress, digress, distress, drill press, egress, excess, express, finesse, French press, full-dress, handpress, headdress, housedress, idlesse, impress, ingress, Meknes, much less, nightdress, noblesse, no less, obsess, oppress, outguess, possess, precess, prestress, princess, process, profess, progress, recess, redress, regress, re-press, repress, shirtdress, side-dress, SS, success, sundress, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, undress, unless, web press, winepress, word stress