fluorescence

As a noun fluorescence

is (physics) the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

As a noun fluorescence

is (physics) the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

As an adjective iridescent is

(not comparable) producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

As nouns the difference between iridescence and fluorescence

is that iridescence is the condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color while fluorescence is (physics) the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

As nouns the difference between efflorescence and fluorescence

is that efflorescence is (chemistry) the formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere while fluorescence is (physics) the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

As a noun fluorescence

is (physics) the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

As nouns the difference between chemiluminescence and fluorescence

is that chemiluminescence is (chemistry) the emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction while fluorescence is (physics) the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

As nouns the difference between fluorescence and immunoassay

is that fluorescence is (physics) the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle while immunoassay is a test for the presence of a substance using the reaction of an antibody to its antigen, making use of the high selectivity of components of biological immune systems.

In physics terms the difference between scintillation and fluorescence

is that scintillation is the flash of light produced by a phosphor when it absorbs ionizing radiation while fluorescence is the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

As nouns the difference between scintillation and fluorescence

is that scintillation is a flash of light; a spark while fluorescence is the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

In physics|lang=en terms the difference between incandescence and fluorescence

is that incandescence is (physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body while fluorescence is (physics) the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

As nouns the difference between incandescence and fluorescence

is that incandescence is (physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body while fluorescence is (physics) the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

As nouns the difference between bioluminescence and fluorescence

is that bioluminescence is the emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly) while fluorescence is the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.