fluorescent

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Nanoco is currently the only company able to produce quantum dots -- fluorescent semiconductor nano-particles used to create light sources such as LEDs and mobile phone displays -- without the use of cadmium.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to fluorescence.
  2. adjective Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence: fluorescent plankton; fluorescent light.
  3. adjective Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid: bright fluorescent colors.
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  • Increasing the standard won't drive folks from incandescent to fluorescent, as these sockets are not interchangeable. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • But if they replace the fluorescent, they use as little or less electricity and since the ballast is not a big air-gap transformer but a switching power supply, let us hope the LED lamp ballast will not fail every five years.
  • While the fluorescent isn't as bright, seventh-grader Taylor said she thinks it's the better buy. —  Vail Daily - Top Stories
  • After three minutes the tubes are taken out and a fluorescent-whitening agent is applied —  Down To Earth
  • Philips Arena features carpeting made of recycled materials, compact-fluorescent lamps, and stringent water conservation measures. —  Fast Company
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  1. = French fluorescent = Portuguese florescente; as fluoresce + -ent.
 

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