Danish

Noun

fluorescens c (singular definite fluorescensen, not used in plural form)

1. fluorescence

Related terms

• fluorescere

Latin

Etymology

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

Participle

fluorescēns m, f, n ‎(genitive fluorescentis); third declension

1. (New Latin) fluorescing

Usage notes

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

Descendants

• English: fluorescent