fluoresce, v.
(fluːəˈrɛs)
[back formation from fluorescence.]
To be or become fluorescent.
| 1874 Lommel's Light 184 A body capable of exhibiting fluorescence fluoresces by virtue of those rays which it absorbs. 1881 S. P. Thompson Electr. & Magn. iv. §292 Uranium glass..fluoresces with a fine green light. |