# fluorescence

> English word · Noun · IPA /flʊˈɹɛsəns/ · frequency rank #21,213

## Definitions
1. The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.
2. The light so emitted.

## Etymology
Coined by British physicist George Stokes in 1852 from fluorspar + -escence. Morphologically fluoresce + -ence.

## Easily confused with
- **fluorescent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fluorescence-vs-fluorescent)

## Common misspellings (19)
`ffluorescence`, `flluorescence`, `flourescence`, `fluoerscence`, `fluorecsence`, `fluorescance`, `fluoresccence`, `fluorescecne`, `fluorescencce`, `fluorescenec`, `fluorescennce`, `fluorescnece`, `fluoresecnce`, `fluoresscence`, `fluorrescence`, `fluorsecence`, `fluroescence`, `fulorescence`, `lfuorescence`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fluorescence