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Matter that catches invisible light and spits it back as something you can finally see.
means Describing a substance that absorbs energy like ultraviolet light and instantly re-emits it as visible glow.
from Coined in 1852 by physicist George Stokes, after fluorite, the mineral that famously glows under ultraviolet light; the word literally means fluorite-like.
Instant onlyGlow stops the moment the light does.
Versus phosphorescentGlow-in-the-dark stuff lingers; fluorescence does not.
Scorpion trickScorpions fluoresce eerie blue under UV light.
Highlighter secretMarker ink converts UV into punchy visible color.