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property > observable property > fluorescence

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.

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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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