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Preferred term

fluorescence

Definition

[Henderson's] n. light of one optical wavelength emitted by a material in response to illumination with light of another wavelength. The ﬂuorescent dyes used as stains in ﬂuorescence microscopy are usually those that emit a particular colour, e.g. red, green, blue, on activation by ultraviolet light.

Broader concept

observable property

Note

[controlled by ] S Stoll 2013-06-20

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21554

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Created 11/8/13, last modified 3/28/22

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